Setting personalization properties in Assisted Install.txt

Note  Property names (AI_*) must be in all-uppercase letters. Variable settings aren't case sensitive.

To

Do this

Accept or don't accept the End User License Agreement (EULA)

Type one of the following after AI_LICENSE_ACCEPTED=

  • 1 (one) to accept the EULA terms

  • 0 (zero) not to accept the EULA terms (default)

If you keep the default of 0 (zero), the installation completes, but users will be asked to accept the EULA terms the first time they start FileMaker Pro.

See Setting up silent assisted installations (Windows) and Creating a customized FileMaker Pro .pkg file (macOS).

Enter a user name

Type a name after AI_USERNAME=

If you leave this variable blank, the installer defaults to the name that was used to register Windows (Windows) or the account user name (macOS).

Windows: Specify the language version of FileMaker Pro

Type the name of the language after AI_LANGUAGE=

Valid entries are:

  • BrazilianPortuguese

  • ChineseSimplified

  • Dutch

  • English

  • French

  • German

  • Italian

  • Japanese

  • Korean

  • Spanish

  • Swedish

This setting works only when users perform a silent assisted installation. See Setting up silent assisted installations (Windows).

macOS: There is no AI_LANGUAGE property. The FileMaker Pro installer uses the current language setting from the user's operating system.

Windows: Specify whether FileMaker Pro is available to all users or to the current user only

Type one of the following after AI_APPLICATIONUSERS=

  • AllUsers

  • OnlyCurrentUser

Prevent or allow users to create new custom apps

Type one of the following after AI_NONEWDATABASES=

  • 1 (one) to prevent

  • 0 (zero) to allow

See Preventing users from creating custom apps.

Windows: Create a shortcut for FileMaker Pro on the desktop and in the Quick Launch toolbar

Type one of the following after AI_SHORTCUTS=

  • 1 (one) to create shortcuts

  • 0 (zero) not to create shortcuts

See the note at the end of this table for more information.

Suppress or display the personalization dialog box during installation

Type one of the following after AI_SKIPDIALOG=

  • 1 (one) to suppress

    Users are not asked for a license certificate file. (If the license certificate file you copied to the installation folder is invalid, the personalization dialog box displays.)

  • 0 (zero) to display

See the note after this table for more information.

Disable or enable the Software Update dialog box

Type one of the following after AI_DISABLEUPDATENOTIFY=

  • 1 (one) to disable

    In addition, Help menu > Check for Updates and the option in the Preferences dialog box won't be available.

  • 0 (zero) to enable, which notifies users when a software update is available and allows them to install it

Disable or enable the New Version Notification dialog box

Type one of the following after AI_DISABLEVERSIONNOTIFY=

  • 1 (one) to disable

    In addition, the option in the Preferences dialog box won't be available.

  • 0 (zero) to enable, which notifies users when a new version of the software is available

Disable or enable option for plug-ins to be installed by files

Type one of the following after AI_DISABLEPLUGINS=

  • 1 (one) to disable the Allow Solutions to Install Files option in the Plug-ins preferences, which prevents plug-ins from being installed

  • 0 (zero) to enable

Note  Some files may require plug-ins to work properly. Contact the solution developer.

For more information about installing and updating plug-ins, see FileMaker Pro Help.

Hide or show the Enable ODBC/JDBC command

Type one of the following after AI_DISABLEXDBC=

  • 1 (one) to hide the File menu > Sharing > Enable ODBC/JDBC command

  • 0 (zero) to show the command

Hide or show the Configure for FileMaker WebDirect command

Type one of the following after AI_DISABLEIWP=

  • 1 (one) to hide the File menu > Sharing > Configure for FileMaker WebDirect command

  • 0 (zero) to show the command

Disable or enable the FileMaker Pro development and deployment features

Type one of the following after AI_DISABLEADVANCEDTOOLS=

  • 1 (one) to deselect the Use advanced tools general preference

  • 0 (zero) to select the preference

For more information about these features, see FileMaker Pro Help.

Open a custom app when FileMaker Pro starts

Type the path of the file after AI_LAUNCH_CUSTOMAPP=

The path must be in the special FileMaker format for a full path to a local file or to a hosted file:

  • Full path in Windows:

    filewin:/driveletter:/directoryName/fileName

    Example: filewin:/C:/Users/John Smith/Documents/Launcher.fmp12

  • Full path in macOS:

    filemac:/volumeName/directoryName/fileName

    Example: filemac:/Macintosh HD/Users/johnsmith/Documents/Launcher.fmp12

  • FileMaker Network path:

    fmnet:/hostNameOrIPaddress/fileName

    Example: fmnet:/sales.example.com/Launcher.fmp12

The file prefix is also supported for full paths. See "Creating file paths" in FileMaker Pro Help.

Note  In FileMaker Pro, go to Preferences menu > General tab to change the custom app file path.

Enable or disable the warning for opening apps using an fmp URL

Type one of the following after AI_WARN_FMP_URL=

  • 1 (one) to select the Warn me before an fmp URL opens a file preference

  • 0 (zero) to deselect the preference

For more information about these features, see FileMaker Pro Help.

Note  In Windows, the AI_SHORTCUTS and AI_SKIPDIALOG properties determine whether the installer prompts the user to create a shortcut.

AI_SHORTCUTS=

AI_SKIPDIALOG=

Result

1

1

No prompt. Creates a shortcut.

0

1

No prompt. Doesn't create a shortcut.

1

0

A dialog box is displayed. The options for creating shortcuts are selected in the dialog box.

0

0

A dialog box is displayed. The options for creating shortcuts aren't selected in the dialog box.