FAQ What are the command line arguments for Foxit Reader's exe installer?

[banzemanga]

Hello,

I have been looking around the user manuals and i can't find the command line arguments for the .exe foxit reader installer.

Thanks

[cherry]

Usage:
<Setup package fullpath> /Option

Install Options
/d Install the program as default.
/p Set installation file path.
/allow Set "only allow" function, followed with one
selectable option parameter at least.
/disallow Set "do not allow" function, followed with one
selectable option parameter at least.

Optional Options
/dt Set the desktop shortcut.
/sm Set the Start menu shortcut.
/ql Set the quick launch shortcut.
/a Installation for all users.
/register Set Foxit Reader as the default PDF viewer.
/fp Install Firefox Plug-in.


Examples:

"C:\Foxit Reader Setup.exe" /d /p "c:\Foxit Reader"
Install Foxit Reader to "c:\Foxit Reader" as default.

"C:\Foxit Reader Setup.exe" /p "d:\Foxit Reader" /allow /dt
Install basic components to "d:\Foxit Reader", and only create the desktop shortcut.

"C:\Foxit Reader Setup.exe" /p "d:\Foxit Reader" /disallow /dt
Install Foxit Reader to "d:\Foxit Reader" as default, but do not create the desktop shortcut.


Hope info above helps. Please feel free to email [email protected] if you have any further questions.

[Aldorf]

for quiet installation:

/silent
/verysilent

[TimCarlson]

Is there a way to tell it to resize and print legal size to letter size paper?

[cherry]

Hi TimCarlson,

Sorry that currently there is no way to tell Foxit Reader which paper size to choose via command line. Reader will use the paper size you set last time when you exit Foxit Reader.