Normally gmStudio is started by clicking Icon the gmStudio icon (e.g., start menu) , or by clicking a gmProj file. Then, the OS finds the executable and starts the application. gmStudio usually uses the folder where the running executable is located so it can find system configuration files so this . This location is stored in the registryRegistry.
In special cases, a users user might want to run a specific version of gmStudio rather than the last one installed and in . In that case, the location of the system configuration files can be determined by the Applicationthe Application.StartupPath. The steps for running a specific version of gmStudio other than the installed version are as follows:
1) Select . Select the desired MSI gmStudio Installer (gmStudioSetup.msi file)
2) . Extract MSI files to a desired location using msiexec /a; , for example:
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msiexec /a gmStudioSetup.msi /qb /l* 1install.log TARGETDIR=c:\temp\gmStudio |
3) . If running a version prior to the October 2017 release, edit gmStudio.cfg edit install folder to the location where you unpacked the files enter the name of the selected install folder in the gmStudio.cfg configuration file, as follows:
"%AppExeFolder% -> install location
4) run . Run gmStudio using the custom CFGconfiguration file:
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c:\temp\gmStudio\gmStudio.exe /CFG=c:\temp\gmStudio\gmStudio.cfg |
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Windows ® Installer. V 5.0.7601.23593
msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]
Install Options
</package | /i> <Product.msi>
Installs or configures a product
/a <Product.msi>
Administrative install - Installs a product on the network (unpack only?)
/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
Advertises a product - m to all users, u to current user
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Uninstalls the product
Display Options
/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction
/passive
Unattended mode - progress bar only
/q[n|b|r|f]
Sets user interface level
n - No UI
b - Basic UI
r - Reduced UI
f - Full UI (default)
/help
Help information
Restart Options
/norestart
Do not restart after the installation is complete
/promptrestart
Prompts the user for restart if necessary
/forcerestart
Always restart the computer after installation
Logging Options
/l[i|w|e|a|r|u|c|m|o|p|v|x|+|!|*] <LogFile>
i - Status messages
w - Nonfatal warnings
e - All error messages
a - Start up of actions
r - Action-specific records
u - User requests
c - Initial UI parameters
m - Out-of-memory or fatal exit information
o - Out-of-disk-space messages
p - Terminal properties
v - Verbose output
x - Extra debugging information
+ - Append to existing log file
! - Flush each line to the log
* - Log all information, except for v and x options
/log <LogFile>
Equivalent of /l* <LogFile>
Update Options
/update <Update1.msp>[;Update2.msp]
Applies update(s)
/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Remove update(s) for a product
Repair Options
/f[p|e|c|m|s|o|d|a|u|v] <Product.msi | ProductCode>
Repairs a product
p - only if file is missing
o - if file is missing or an older version is installed (default)
e - if file is missing or an equal or older version is installed
d - if file is missing or a different version is installed
c - if file is missing or checksum does not match the calculated value
a - forces all files to be reinstalled
u - all required user-specific registry entries (default)
m - all required computer-specific registry entries (default)
s - all existing shortcuts (default)
v - runs from source and recaches local package
Setting Public Properties
[PROPERTY=PropertyValue]
Consult the Windows ® Installer SDK for additional documentation on the
command line syntax.
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