Excel Addin - Silent Install

Is there a way to perform a silent installation (ie without prompting the user for install options) of the Essbase spreadsheet toolkit v6.5.6? I'm trying to build a package to deploy to a large group of users and can't expect them all to follow directions correctly. Everything needs to be automatic.

When you run setup.exe ?r without specifying a location for the setup.iss file it gets places in your windows directory by default (not intuitive I know), so it?s probably sitting in c:\winnt\ (or c:\windows\ depending on your platform).Once you have it you must place the .iss file in the same diretory that the addin installation is and then run setup.exe /s /SMSThis will force the add-in to use the *.iss file that is in the same directory as setup.exeRemember the ?r option just records your responses to the dialog boxes that were shown when you ran the installation, different dialog boxes appear when you are doing an over installation vs. a fresh installation so you'll have to compensate for this.Hope that helps,Jenever Springer

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Edited by: user4592285 on 2012-10-18 上午6:48

Hi,
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Essbase Excel Addin on 64 Bit Windows 7 and 64 bit Office 2010

Hi Everyone,
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Smart View:
Essbase v9.3.3 for Client Third Party Software.
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Smart View v11.1.2.1. Download the EPM System Release 11.1.2 Smart View for 32 bit Office 2010 from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. Select the Product Pack "Oracle Enterprise Performance Management System" and the appropriate Platform.
Excel Add-in:
Essbase v9.3.3 for Client Third Party Software.
The Support Matrix and documentation for 9.3.3 can be found at: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10530_01/doc/nav/portal_1.htm
Oracle Hyperion Essbase Client 11.1.1.3.500.. This release is available as Patch 10383144.
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Since the error message, please try to install this Hotfix test if it works:
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http://davecra.com/2012/10/09/vsto-and-comole/
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http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/default.aspx
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AddIns Property
See AlsoApplies ToExampleSpecifics
Returns an AddIns collection that represents all the add-ins listed in the Add-Ins dialog box (Tools menu). Read-only.
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