At a Glance

Automatic installation of Control Expert requires no action during the installation. The installation performed is the same as a default installation in manual mode. It is carried out with the provided install.bat batch command file. This file is at the root of the Control Expert DVD-ROM or in the installation package (.iso file).

To be able to perform an automatic installation:

  • Manually update the install.bat file in a text editor.

  • Launch the automatic installation process by executing the personalized install.bat file.

NOTE:

If you use the automatic mode to uninstall Control Expert and have used the Topology Manager, no message is shown in case one or more system projects are not upward compatible. Although the system projects are exported, you will not be able to reuse those that are not upward compatible in the next version of Control Expert.

If the system server is not available, system projects cannot be exported. In such case, the software removal is canceled and an event is logged in the Windows Event Viewer.

For details on the upward compatibility, refer to the topic describing properties of system projects.

Migration of System Projects of a Previous Version of Control Expert (With Topology Manager)

If system projects that were exported during the removal of a previous version of Control Expert are present on the computer (that is, the computer that was acting as system server), they are automatically imported when you install the new version if they satisfy the following requirements:

  • They support upward compatibility.

  • They are not password protected.

If other system projects are present that do not satisfy these requirements, no message is shown. You can view and manage them in the Earlier Projects section of the Start Page of the Topology Manager of the new version.

For details, refer to the topic describing the Start Page.

NOTE: If system projects need to be imported and the system server is not available, the installation is canceled and an event is logged in the Windows Event Viewer.

Modifying the Command File

The following table describes the procedure for modifying the command file and launching the automatic installation:

Step

Action

1

Select the file install.bat from the Control Expert installation DVD-ROM or from the extracted files of the installation package (.iso file).

2

Right-click to display the contextual menu and select Edit.

Result: The file opens in text format.

3

Fill in the parameters.

The install.bat file is self-documented. It contains an up-to-date description and possible parameter values.

4

Save the file.

5

Double-click on the modified file.

Result: The installation starts and windows appear during the progress of the installation process.