Silent Install

Installing BarTender by Using

Command Lines

Supports the following BarTender software versions:

BarTender 2019

WHITE PAPER
Contents
Overview 3
Performing a Silent Install 4
Extracting the Installation Package from the BarTender Media 4
Running a Silent Install 4
Command-Line Variables 5
Sample Installation Scripts 6
Appendix A: Feature Table 8
Related Documentation 9
Overview
BarTender administrators can use the silent install command line to install Seagull Scientific
products on computers in their network automatically with minimal or no user interface. This
command line can also be used to build scripts to install Seagull Scientific products on multiple
computers or to install Seagull Scientific products as part of an independent software vendor (ISV)
installer package.

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Performing a Silent Install
You can use the silent install command-line parameters to define the products and features that are
installed. You have the option of installing BarTender, BarTender with Print Portal, or Administrative
Console as a stand-alone application with the BarTender Licensing Service (BLS) for administering
product key codes (PKCs) on your network.

Extracting the Installation Package from the BarTender Media

1. Use Windows Explorer to browse to the contents of the BarTender media.
2. Copy the contents of the BT32 or BT64 folder to your hard disk.

The folder that you copy the contents from varies depending on
whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of BarTender. For
more information, refer to the 32-bit and 64-bit BarTender white
paper:

https://www.bartendersoftware.com/resources/white-papers/

Running a Silent Install

1. Open the Command Prompt window. To do this, follow these steps:
a. In Windows, on the desktop, click Search, and then enter the word run in the search
box to open the Run dialog.
b. In the Run dialog text box, enter cmd, and then click OK.
2. Enter the command parameters that you want by using the following syntax, and then press
Enter.

Silent Install Command Parameters Syntax

[InstallationPackage].exe FEATURE=[features] PKC=[product key code]
BLS=<address:port> PRINTPORTAL_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD=[password] INSTALLDIR=[file path]
INSTALLSQL=[true/false]

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Command-Line Variables
You can use the following variables to configure your BarTender installation.

Command
State Definition
Variable
Specifies the installation location. If this is not specified, the applications
INSTALLDIR Optional are installed to the default path: C:\Program Files\Seagull\BarTender
2019\.
Adds additional features to the installation. For a complete list of available
FEATURE Optional additional features, refer to the Syntax column in the Appendix A: Feature
Table chapter in this white paper.
Specifies the BLS that BarTender activates the product against. You must
BLS=<address:port> Optional use the PKC command with this command and use a PKC that was
licensed on the BLS server.
PRINTPORTAL_
Specifies a valid password for the IIS_WEBPRINT user that is created when
ACCOUNT_ Optional
Print Portal is installed. Required when Print Portal is installed.
PASSWORD
Specifies the PKC to use. This variable is optional, but if you do not specify
PKC Optional the PKC, you are prompted to provide it the first time that you run any
application in the BarTender Suite.
Specifies whether the installer tries to install Microsoft SQL Server Express
INSTALLSQL Optional 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3). Any value other than "true" is considered
"false." If this variable is not specified, the default setting is "true."

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Sample Installation Scripts

In all of the following scripts, you can use [InstallationPackage].exe

instead of setup.exe. This is the file name of the downloaded
BarTender file.

The following sample scripts perform a simple silent installation of the BarTender Suite. When you
run BarTender for the first time after running one of these scripts, you are prompted to enter the
product key code (PKC).

To perform a silent installation of the BarTender Suite, excluding Print Portal

setup.exe FEATURE=BarTender

To perform a silent installation of the BarTender Suite, including Print Portal

setup.exe FEATURE=PrintPortal PRINTPORTAL_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD=MyPassword

The following sample scripts perform a silent installation of the BarTender Suite and also activate the
software. When you run BarTender for the first time after running one of these scripts, you are not
prompted to enter the PKC.

To install and activate the BarTender Suite, excluding Print Portal

setup.exe FEATURE=BarTender PKC=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

To install and activate the BarTender Suite, including Print Portal

setup.exe FEATURE=PrintPortal PKC=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx PRINTPORTAL_ACCOUNT_

PASSWORD=MyPassword

Larger organizations might prefer to use a centralized BarTender Licensing Service server to manage
PKCs. The following sample script performs this configuration.

To install only Administration Console and the BarTender Licensing Service

setup.exe FEATURE=LicensingService PKC=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

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After the centralized BLS server is configured, you can silently install other computers and configure
them to use that server as a central activation and licensing service to manage your PKCs. To do
this, use one of the following scripts (in these examples, the central BLS server is called
"MyBLSServer," and the port number is 5160).

For these scripts, you must provide a PKC that is registered on

the central BLS server.

To install BarTender and have it use an already configured BarTender Licensing Service

setup.exe FEATURE=BarTender BLS=MyBLSServer:5160 PKC=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

To install BarTender, skipping the installation of SQL Server Express, and have BarTender
use an already configured BarTender Licensing Service

setup.exe FEATURE=BarTender INSTALLSQL=false BLS=MyBLSServer:5160 PKC=xxxx-xxxx-

xxxx-xxxx

The following sample script performs a silent installation of BarTender to an alternative installation
directory.

To install BarTender to an alternative installation directory (C:\My BarTender Software)

setup.exe FEATURE=BarTender INSTALLDIR="C:\My BarTender Software"

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Appendix A: Feature Table
You can add or remove the following features by using the FEATURE command.

Syntax Components
BarTender BarTender application
LicensingService BarTender Licensing Service
PrintPortal BarTender Print Portal application

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Related Documentation
White Papers
l BarTender Software Activation
l Printer-Based Licensing
l 32-bit and 64-bit BarTender
To view and download white papers, visit:

https://www.bartendersoftware.com/resources/white-papers/

Manuals
l Getting Started with BarTender
https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/categories/200267887

Other Resources
Please visit the BarTender website at https://www.bartendersoftware.com.

Please visit the BarTender online Support Center at https://support.seagullscientific.com/.

l BarTender Version Upgrades (WEB)

https://support.seagullscientific.com/hc/articles/360020811153

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