Automating the installation of CatTools

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It is possible to automate the installation and startup of CatTools without the need for any human interaction.

To install and start CatTools as a standard interactive application you will need to create a batch file that contains the following information;

"AppPath\Kiwi_CatTools_X.X.X.exe" /S INSTALL=APP /D=InstallPath
"InstallPath\CatTools.exe"

* AppPath refers to the actual path of the installation package (Kiwi_CatTools_X.X.X.exe)
* InstallPath refers to the path that you would like to install the application in.
* The double quote marks are required where shown and the commands must be in the order shown.

So your bat file will look similar to;

"C:\Kiwi_CatTools_3.2.15_Beta.setup.exe" /S INSTALL=APP /D="C:\Program Files\CatTools3"
"C:\Program Files\CatTools3\CatTools.exe"


To install and start CatTools as a Windows service you will need to create a batch file that contains the following information;

"AppPath\Kiwi_CatTools_X.X.X.exe" /S INSTALL=SERVICE /D=InstallPath
"InstallPath\CatTools_Manager.exe"

So your bat file will look similar to;

"C:\Kiwi_CatTools_3.2.15_Beta.setup.exe" /S INSTALL=SERVICE /D="C:\Program Files\CatTools3"
"C:\Program Files\CatTools3\CatTools_Manager.exe"

When the manager starts you can also configure it to perform one of the actions normally avalaible by clicking a manager button.

For example to get the manager to start remote acces to CatTools your bat file would look simialr to below.

"C:\Kiwi_CatTools_3.2.15_Beta.setup.exe" /S INSTALL=SERVICE /D="C:\Program Files\CatTools3"
"C:\Program Files\CatTools3\CatTools_Manager.exe" -REMOTE

Other available commands are;
-INSTALL, -UNINSTALL, -START, -STOP, -SHOW, -HIDE, -REMOTE

* AppPath refers to the actual path of the installation package (Kiwi_CatTools_X.X.X.exe)
* InstallPath refers to the path that you would like to install the application in.
* The double quote marks are required where shown and the commands must be in the order shown.