SQL Server 7.0

The following procedure describes how to create a batch file that performs an unattended installation of SQL Server 7.0.

Procedure Bullet  To perform an unattended installation of SQL Server 7.0

  1. Create an initialization file (filename.iss) that contains the following text. Be sure to supply your own values for variables such as site, domain, server, and so on.
    2. [InstallShield Silent]Version=v5.00.000File=Response File[DlgOrder]Dlg0=SetupMethod-0Count=11Dlg1=SdWelcome-0Dlg2=SdLicense-0Dlg3=SdRegisterUser-0Dlg4=CDKEYDialog-0Dlg5=SetupTypeSQL-0Dlg6=DlgCpSortUnicode-0Dlg7=DlgServerNetwork-0Dlg8=DlgServices-0Dlg9=SdStartCopy-0Dlg10=SdFinish-0
    [SetupMethod-0]Component-type=stringComponent-count=1Component-0=LocalResult=1[SdWelcome-0]Result=1[SdLicense-0]Result=1[SdRegisterUser-0]szName=SMSResult=1[CDKEYDialog-0]svCDKey=47315-111-1111111-29415Result=1
    [SetupTypeSQL-0]szDir=d:\MSSQL7Result=301szDataDir=e:\[DlgCpSortUnicode-0]SortId=52LCID=1033CompStyle=196609Result=39726336[DlgServerNetwork-0]NetworkLibs=4095TCPPort=1433TCPPrxy=DefaultNMPPipeName=\\.\pipe\sql\queryResult=65788[DlgServices-0]Local-Domain=3855AutoStart=61455Result=1[SdStartCopy-0]Result=1[License]LicenseMode=PERSEATLicenseLimit=0
    [Application]Name=Microsoft SQL Server 7.0Version=7.00.000Company=Microsoft[SdFinish-0]Result=1bOpt1=0bOpt2=0
  2. At the command prompt, run the SQL Server 7.0 Setup program by using the initialization file you created in step 1:

    setupsql -f1filename.iss -SMS -s

For more information about unattended SQL Server 7.0 installations, see the SQL Server 7.0 documentation.