SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 Installation Guide
■ SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010
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Contents
Installing SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010..............................................5Chapter 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
Index 11
Installation overview.................................................................................................................5
Installation requirements..........................................................................................................5
Installing SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010................................................5
Running a silent installation......................................................................................................6
To uninstall the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010......................................9
Maintaining SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010..........................................10
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Installing SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010
1.1 Installation overview
On a Microsoft Windows platform, the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 Installation
Wizard works with Microsoft Windows Installer to guide you through the installation process.
1.2 Installation requirements
The following list provides the supported operating systems for SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual
Studio 2010:
• Windows XP Professional SP3
• Windows 2003 Server R2
• Windows Vista SP1
• Windows 7
• Windows 2008 Server R2
For more information about installation requirements, refer to the Supported Platforms document
available on the SAP Help Portal: http://help.sap.com.
1.3 Installing SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010
You have two options to install SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010: using the installation
program, or the silent mode.
If you already have the same version of SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 installed,
you will be prompted to repair or remove the installed version.
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1.3.1 To install SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 using the
installation program
1.
Run Setup.exe from the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 directory of your
product distribution.
2.
Choose a language for the setup program to use during the installation process.
3.
When the "Welcome" dialog box appears, click Next.
4.
In the "License Agreement" dialog, accept the license agreement then click Next.
5.
On the "Select Features" dialog, select the languages to install, then click Next.
6.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
1.3.2 Running a silent installation
A silent installation is one that you can run either from the command line to automatically install SAP
Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 on any machine in your system, without the installation
program prompting for information during the installation.
The silent SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 installation is particularly useful when
you need to perform multiple installations and do not want to interrupt people who are working on
machines in your system. You can also use the silent installation command in your own scripts. For
example, if your organization uses scripts to install software on machines, you can add the silent SAP
Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 installation command to your scripts.
Note:
When you perform a silent installation, you accept the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio
2010 end-user license agreement by default. Silent installations are intended for new installations; do
not use them for upgrades.
1.3.2.1 Command line silent installation
The silent install command consists of the command setup.exe, followed by a number of parameters
that provide information about the installation. There are several valid parameters that you can use,
but it is good practice to keep the silent install as simple as possible.
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Example: Sample command line silent installation
The following example installs the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 silently, without
displaying any dialogs.
setup.exe /qn
A silent install log file is created in the %TEMP% folder to capture all placeholder DLL errors. If the
installation is successful, it is copied to the logging folder. If the installation fails for any reason, the
installation log file remains in the %TEMP% folder.
1.3.2.1.1 Command line parameters
The following table lists the most common parameters used in a command-line silent install. To use a
parameter, place it on the command line after the setup.exe command.
Note:
Parameters that are not listed in this table may be available, but they have not been tested. Untested
parameters are not supported.
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Use this option so that the user is
not prompted during the install, or
/qn
when the installation is complete. To
prompt when the installation is complete specify "/qn+".
Use this option to display a progress
/qb
indicator during the installation. To
prompt when the installation is complete, specify "/qb+".
ExampleDescriptionParameter
setup.exe /qn
setup.exe /qb
/x
Uninstall the product.
setup.exe /x
Use this to specify a product key-
PIDKEY
code.
Note:
setup.exe
XXXXXXX-XX
PIDKEY=XXXXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXXXX-
This is a property and does not require the use of the switch: /.
Use this to specify the language to
use for the installation dialogs.
CLIENTLANGUAGE
Note:
setup.exe
CLIENTLANGUAGE=JP
This is a property and does not require the use of the switch: /.
Language parameters
These values are used for specifying the CLIENTLANGUAGE parameter during installation:
DescriptionLanguage value
en
English
fr
de
ja
es
zh_CN
it
French
German
Japanese
Spanish
Simplified Chinese
Italian
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DescriptionLanguage value
nl
ru
ko
zh_TW
pt
sv
pl
nb
da
th
fi
cs
hu
sk
Dutch
Russian
Korean
Traditional Chinese
Portuguese
Swedish
Polish
Norwegian Bokmal
Danish
Thai
Finnish
Czech
Hungarian
Slovakian
tr
Turkish
1.3.3 To uninstall the SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010
1.
Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
2.
Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3.
Select SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010, and click Remove.
4.
When the "Add or Remove Programs" dialog box prompts you to confirm that you want to remove
SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 from your computer, click Yes.
Wait while files are removed and the necessary configuration is carried out.
5.
Click Finish.
SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 is uninstalled; you are returned to the "Add or
Remove Programs" dialog box.
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1.3.4 Maintaining SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010
Maintenance mode is available when you click Change instead of Remove in "Add or Remove
Programs".
The following options are available when you are in maintenance mode:
DescriptionOption
This option allows you repair or fix the Crystal Reports installation program."Reinstall"
This option allows you to remove the Crystal Reports installation program."Remove All"
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I
installation program 6
installing 5
installation program 6
requirements 5
silent installation 6
M
maintenance mode 10
modifying the install 10
R
repairing the install 10
S
silent installation 6
command line 6
parameters 7
U
uninstalling 9
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