MATLAB: Is it possible to deploy the compiled application in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) and install the MCRInstaller in silent mode

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I would like to perform a silent installation of my MATLAB Compiler-generated application. However, MCRInstaller requires user interaction during installation.

Best Answer

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2006b (R2006b). For more information see the Related Solution listed below.

For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

The following steps will accomplish a silent install of the MCR on a Windows deployment machine:

1. Unzip MCRInstaller.exe file in a writeable directory. This extracts the necessary files for the MCR installation. We provide a command line UNZIP utility in $MATLABROOT\toolbox\compiler\deploy\win32 for this purpose ($MATLABROOT is the root directory of your MATLAB installation). Execute the following commands in DOS:

 unzip.exe MCRInstaller.exe

This exposes the file MCRInstaller.msi, which is a standard Windows MSI package that includes the MCR archive.

2. Install the MCR with the following command:

 msiexec /q /i MCRInstaller.msi

This installs the MCR in the directory

%PROGRAMFILES%\MathWorks\MATLAB Component Runtime\vXX

The variable %PROGRAMFILES% is typically C:\Program Files by default.

XX is the MCR version.

In a similar fashion, to uninstall the MCR silently:

 msiexec /q /x d:\...\MCRInstaller.msi

For a network install of the MCR, see the Related Solution.

Related Solutions

MATLAB: How to silently install a program which was written and compiled in MATLAB

It is possible to install a program written and compiled in MATLAB in silent mode, in a way similar to installing the MATLAB Compiler Runtime non-interactively. The general command used in the Terminal is as follows:

<installer> -mode silent -agreeToLicense yes

For example, if you have a standalone application that you want to install in silent mode on Windows, do the following:

From the operating system command line, navigate to the "for_redistribution" folder of the compiled application where you would find the installer "MyAppInstaller_web' executable
Execute the below command in the command line:

MyAppInstaller_web.exe -mode silent -agreeToLicense yes

MATLAB: How to perform a silent (non-interactive) installation, install without Administrator privileges, or use legacy installation procedures with the MATLAB Compiler 4.4 (R2006a)

This enhancement has been incorporated in MATLAB Compiler 4.5 (R2006b). For previous product releases, use the workarounds suggested below that best fit your need:

There are three situations in which the standard MCRInstaller.exe may not be appropriate:

1. Silent (non-interactive) installation

2. Installation without Administrator privileges and

3. Legacy installation procedures that depend on the MSI-file used in MATLAB Compiler 4.0 (R14).

Each of these situations is explored below.

Note that the standard MCRInstaller.exe can be used for installations to shared network drives, as explained in the documentation here:

 <http://www.mathworks.com/help/compiler/deploying-a-standalone-application-on-a-network-drive-windows-only.html>

I. Silent (non-interactive) Installation

NOTE: This procedure requires Administrator privileges.

The MATLAB Compiler 4.4 (R2006a) MCRInstaller.exe has a silent option. To perform a silent install to the default location:

MCRInstaller.exe /w /s /v/qn

This command uses the following flags:

 /w is to wait for exit 
 /s is for silent 
 /v passes qn or query number to MSI installer

NOTE: Spacing is important in this command. There must be spaces between each of the flags, except between /v and /qn.

II. Installation Without Administrator Privileges

The ability to install the MATLAB Component Runtime (MCR) for MATLAB Compiler 4.4 (R2006a) without Administrator privileges is not available.

There are no workarounds.

III. Installation Using the MSI-file "MCRInstaller.msi" or "MATLAB Component Runtime.msi"

In previous releases, silent installs required extracting the MSI-file from the installer. While this is no longer necessary, it is still possible to isolate the MSI-file to use legacy installation procedures or infrastructure. By transferring this MSI-file to your deployment machine and using MSIEXEC to install it as part of your installation procedure, you can avoid user interaction with the MCR Installer.

1. Find the location that the TMP environment variable on your machine points to.

Open the System Properties dialog box. Select Start->Settings->Control Panels and in the Control Panels dialog box, double-click on System. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab, and click the Environment Variables button. In the Environment Variables dialog box, look at the User variables (top pane) and note the location specified by the TMP variable (not the very similarly named TEMP variable).

2. Start the MCRInstaller and wait for the first status screen but DO NOT PUSH NEXT. (Double-click MCRInstaller.exe to start the Windows Installer.)

3. Navigate to the location specified by TMP, and locate a folder named _inXXX or _inXX, where X is a number or capital letter A-F. This will be near the top of the list if sorted by Name, and will have a Date Modified of the current time.

4. Copy all the files in this folder to another folder. You can name this other folder anything you want, for example, C:\MYMCR.

5. Go back to the Windows Installer, which should still be open on your desktop, and press Cancel, OK, Finish.

6. Execute the command "msiexec" to complete the installation.

Open a command Prompt window, by selecting Start-> Programs->Accessories->Command Prompt, and navigate to the folder where you saved the installer files. Execute the msiexec command, as in the following:

cd C:\MYMCR
msiexec /q /I "MATLAB Component Runtime.msi"

Note: Replace C:\MYMCR with the name of the folder into which you copied the install files.