Use transforms with Msiexec

 

MSI can use transforms to modify an installation. During WebSphere MQ installation, transforms can be used to support different national languages. WebSphere MQ is supplied with transform files in the \MSI folder of the Server CD. These files are also embedded in the WebSphere MQ Windows installer package, IBM WebSphere MQ.msi.

On the Msiexec command line, we can specify the required language by using the TRANSFORMS property in a property=value pair. The quotes surrounding the value are optional. For example:

TRANSFORMS="1033.mst"

We can also specify the full path and file name of the transform file. Again, the quotes surrounding the value are optional. For example:

TRANSFORMS="D:\Msi\1033.mst"

Table 1 shows the transform files, the resulting language, and the numerical value to use in the Msiexec command line.

When you use a property=value pair and command line parameters with the Msiexec command, enter command line parameters first.

We can also specify the required language by using the MQLANGUAGE property with the MQParms command. See Table 1 .

 

Parameters

Supplied transform files. This table shows the supplied transform files, the resulting language, and the numerical value to use in the Msiexec command line.

Language	Transform File name	Value
U.S. English	1033.mst	1033
German	1031.mst	1031
French	1036.mst	1036
Spanish	1034.mst	1034
Italian	1040.mst	1040
Brazilian Portuguese	1046.mst	1046
Japanese	1041.mst	1041
Korean	1042.mst	1042
Simplified Chinese	2052.mst	2052
Traditional Chinese	1028.mst	1028

 

Parent topic:

Unattended (silent) installation