Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide - Oracle Documentation

Creating a Response File With Record Mode
Record mode can be also used during a silent installation. In those cases, the
variable values specified in the original source response file will be recorded into
the new response file.
The following sections describe how to use Universal Installer Record mode on
Windows computers and on UNIX computers.
Using Record Mode on a Windows Computer
To create a new response on a Windows computer:
1. Open a Command Prompt window.
2. Change directory to the directory that contains setup file for your installation.
3. Enter the following command:
setup -record -destinationFile
Replacethewiththecompletepathforthenewresponse
file. For example:
setup -record -destinationFile C:\response_files\install_oracle910
Optionally, you can include the -silent option and create the response file
during a silent installation.
4. Use the Universal Installer to select your installation options.
When Universal Installer displays the Summary page, you can either continue
with the installation or exit.
Universal Installer saves your new response file the path and file name you
specified on the command line.
Using Record Mode on a UNIX Computer
To create a new response on a UNIX computer:
1. Change directory to the directory that contains runInstaller script for your
installation.
2. Enter the following command:
./runInstaller -record -destinationFile
Replace the with the complete path for the new
response file. For example:
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