Silent Installer, Updater & De-Installer (en)

1) Overview: What does “silent” mean?

When running in silent mode, the setup process executes completely in the background without displaying any dialogs. This is ideal for:

• Rollouts to multiple clients

• Standardized installation paths and components

• Automated updates

• Clean uninstallation scenarios (for example before a reinstall)

Important: Silent installations and updates usually require administrator privileges.

2) Silent Installer (SetupPortierVision)

Purpose

Installs portier Vision (and optional components) without user interaction.

Syntax

"<PATH_TO_INSTALLER>\SetupPortierVision_<VERSION>.exe" /S /vision=<0|1> /firebird=<0|1> /reports=<0|1> /D=<TARGET_INSTALL_PATH>

Parameter explanation

/S
Starts the installer in silent mode (no dialogs).

/vision=<0|1>
Installs the main portier Vision application.

• 1 = install

• 0 = skip

/firebird=<0|1>
Optionally installs a local Firebird database.

• 1 = install

• 0 = skip

/reports=<0|1>
Optionally installs reporting components.

• 1 = install

• 0 = skip

/D=<Path>
Target installation directory.
Important: The path must not be enclosed in quotes, as NSIS /D= does not accept quoted paths.

Example

"D:\Installers\SetupPortierVision_5.3.5.exe" /S /vision=1 /firebird=1 /reports=0 /D=C:\portier\vision5

3) Silent Updater (Upgrade_SetupPortierVision)

Purpose

Updates an existing portier Vision installation in silent mode.

3.1 Silent Update (Patch only)

Syntax

"<PATH_TO_INSTALLER>\Upgrade_SetupPortierVision_<VERSION>.exe" /S /patch=1 /D=<TARGET_INSTALL_PATH>

Example

"D:\Installers\Upgrade_SetupPortierVision_5.3.5.exe" /S /patch=1 /D=C:\portier\vision5

3.2 Silent Update (Patch + Firebird options)

If Firebird should be included in the update, two options are available.

Syntax

"<PATH_TO_INSTALLER>\Upgrade_SetupPortierVision_<VERSION>.exe" /S /patch=1 /localfb=<0|1> /remotefb=<0|1> /D=<TARGET_INSTALL_PATH>

Parameter explanation

/patch=1
Executes the program update.

/localfb=<0|1>
Upgrade or adjust a local Firebird installation.

/remotefb=<0|1>
Upgrade or adjust a remote/server-based Firebird installation.

Important:
/localfb=1 and /remotefb=1 must not be enabled at the same time.

Example (local Firebird upgrade)

"D:\Installers\Upgrade_SetupPortierVision_5.3.5.exe" /S /patch=1 /localfb=1 /remotefb=0 /D=C:\portier\vision5

Example (remote Firebird upgrade)

"D:\Installers\Upgrade_SetupPortierVision_5.3.5.exe" /S /patch=1 /localfb=0 /remotefb=1 /D=C:\portier\vision5

4) Silent Uninstallation (uninst.exe)

Purpose

Uninstalls portier Vision in silent mode.
The uninstaller is located in the existing installation directory.

Syntax

"<PATH_TO_UNINSTALLER>\uninst.exe" /S

Example

"C:\portier\vision5\uninst.exe" /S

5) Example Batch Files (Practical Usage)

5.1 Silent Install – Example Script

@echo offSETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS:: Full path to the installer EXE (MUST be inside quotes)SET INSTALLER_PATH="D:\Installers\SetupPortierVision_5.3.5.exe":: Installation destination directory (must NOT be inside quotes)SET INSTALL_DIR=C:\portier\vision5:: Component selection flags (0 = skip, 1 = install)SET INSTALL_VISION=1SET INSTALL_FIREBIRD=1SET INSTALL_REPORTS=0echo Running PortierVision Silent Installer...echo Installer : %INSTALLER_PATH%echo Target : %INSTALL_DIR%echo.%INSTALLER_PATH% /S /vision=%INSTALL_VISION% /firebird=%INSTALL_FIREBIRD% /reports=%INSTALL_REPORTS% /D=%INSTALL_DIR%echo.echo Installation Complete.echo.ENDLOCALpause

5.2 Silent Uninstall – Example Script

@echo offSETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS:: Base path to the PortierVision installation directory (no trailing backslash)SET VISION_DIR=C:\portier\vision5SET UNINSTALL_EXE=uninst.exe:: Remove trailing backslash if presentIF "%VISION_DIR:~-1%"=="\" ( SET VISION_DIR=%VISION_DIR:~0,-1%)SET UNINSTALLER_PATH="%VISION_DIR%\%UNINSTALL_EXE%"echo Running PortierVision Silent Uninstaller...echo Uninstaller : %UNINSTALLER_PATH%echo.%UNINSTALLER_PATH% /Secho.echo Uninstall Complete.echo.ENDLOCALpause

5.3 Silent Update – Example Script (with validation)

@echo offSETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS:: Full path to the updater EXE (MUST be inside quotes)SET UPDATER_PATH="D:\Installers\Upgrade_SetupPortierVision_5.3.5.exe":: Installation destination directory (must NOT be inside quotes)SET INSTALL_DIR=C:\portier\vision5SET UPDATE_PATCH=1:: Firebird upgrade selection flags (only one can be 1)SET LOCAL_FIREBIRD_UPGRADE=1SET REMOTE_FIREBIRD_UPGRADE=0IF %LOCAL_FIREBIRD_UPGRADE%==1 IF %REMOTE_FIREBIRD_UPGRADE%==1 ( echo ERROR: localfb=1 and remotefb=1 cannot both be enabled at the same time. echo Please correct the batch configuration. pause ENDLOCAL exit /b 1)echo Running PortierVision Silent Updater...echo Updater : %UPDATER_PATH%echo Target : %INSTALL_DIR%echo.%UPDATER_PATH% /S /patch=%UPDATE_PATCH% /localfb=%LOCAL_FIREBIRD_UPGRADE% /remotefb=%REMOTE_FIREBIRD_UPGRADE% /D=%INSTALL_DIR%echo.echo Update Complete.echo.ENDLOCALpause

6) Common Pitfalls & Tips

Never quote the /D= path
Correct:

/D=C:\portier\vision5

Incorrect:

/D="C:\portier\vision5"

Always quote installer and updater paths
Especially important when the path contains spaces.

Firebird update options
Choose either/localfb=1or/remotefb=1 – never both.

Logging & Troubleshooting
If a deployment fails:

• Verify administrator permissions

• Verify installer and target paths

• Ensure no running portier Vision instance is blocking the update