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Deployment/Planning: add Sdbinst.exe usage info
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- Windows 8.1
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2008 R2
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## Command-Line Options for Deploying Customized Database Files
Sample output from the command `Sdbinst.exe /?` in an elevated CMD window:
The command-line options use the following conventions.
```
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
(c) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Sdbinst.exe \[-q\] \[-?\] \[-u\] \[-g\] \[-p\] \[-u filepath\] \[-g *GUID*\] \[-n *"name"*\]
C:\Windows\system32>Sdbinst.exe /?
Usage: Sdbinst.exe [-?] [-q] [-u] [-g] [-p] [-n[:WIN32|WIN64]] myfile.sdb | {guid} | "name"
-? - print this help text.
-p - Allow SDBs containing patches.
-q - Quiet mode: prompts are auto-accepted.
-u - Uninstall.
-g {guid} - GUID of file (uninstall only).
-n "name" - Internal name of file (uninstall only).
C:\Windows\system32>_
```
The command-line options use the following conventions:
Sdbinst.exe \[-?\] \[-p\] \[-q\] \[-u\] \[-g\] \[-u filepath\] \[-g *GUID*\] \[-n *"name"*\]
The following table describes the available command-line options.
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</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td align="left"><p>-?</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Displays the Help for the Sdbinst.exe tool.</p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p><code>sdbinst.exe -?</code></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td align="left"><p>-p</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Allows SDBs installation with Patches</p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p><code>sdbinst.exe -p C:\Windows\AppPatch\Myapp.sdb</code></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td align="left"><p>-q</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Performs a silent installation with no visible window, status, or warning information. Fatal errors appear only in Event Viewer (Eventvwr.exe).</p>
<p>For example,</p>
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<p>For example,</p>
<p><code>sdbinst.exe -n &quot;My_Database&quot;</code></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td align="left"><p>-?</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Displays the Help for the Sdbinst.exe tool.</p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p><code>sdbinst.exe -?</code></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td align="left"><p>-p</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>Allows SDBs installation with Patches</p>
<p>For example,</p>
<p><code>sdbinst.exe -p C:\Windows\AppPatch\Myapp.sdb</code></p></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>