Installing the ABBYY FineReader Engine Library in Automatic Mode

The runtime installation of the ABBYY FineReader Engine library in automatic mode can be performed only from the command line in silent mode. Run the installRnt32.exe (for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows) or installRnt64.exe (for 64-bit version of Windows) file from the distribution package with the command line options described below.

Important! When installing the library, the registry keys are created in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_LOCAL_USER subtrees.

Option Default Value Description
INSTALLDIR="<destination path>"

The path to the folder where the ABBYY FineReader Engine library will be installed.

Important! This parameter is required.

DeinstallRuntime=Yes | No No Specifies if the existing runtime installation of the library must be uninstalled.
MODULES=<list of library modules> | None | All All

The list of library modules that you want to install. See the list of available modules below. The modules must be separated with commas (,). For example, MODULES=ICR,PDF,BasicLang. If you do not want to install any of these modules, set this option to None. If you want to install all the modules, set this option to All.

Important! If you intend to open the office formats, install the OfficeConverters module together with the PDF module.

WIBUDR=Yes | No No Specifies whether hardware key drivers (CodeMeter) must be installed.
LICENSESRV=Yes | No Yes

Specifies whether Licensing Service must be installed. If WIBUDR=Yes, the Licensing Service is installed automatically and cannot be excluded from the installation. The Licensing Service is installed to the %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\ABBYY\SDK\12\Licensing folder on a 32-bit operating system, and %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files\ABBYY\SDK\12\Licensing folder on a 64-bit operating system.

Important! Licensing Service is required for working with ABBYY FineReader Engine library, and for correct installation you must do one of the following:

  • If you have a Standalone or an Online license, you should install the Licensing Service on the same computer on which ABBYY FineReader Engine is installed. Set this parameter to Yes.
  • In the case of Network license, you should install the Licensing Service beforehand on a network server — a computer which will manage and distribute licenses among workstations in a network. Set this parameter to No and specify the address of the server in the SERVERNAME parameter during installation on your workstation. If you set this parameter to No and omit the server address, an error will be returned and installation will not be completed.
SERVERNAME=<the DNS name or IP address>

The DNS name or IP address of the computer where the Licensing Service is installed.

Note: When specifying SERVERNAME, LICENSESRV is automatically set to No.

LICENSEDATADIR="<destination path>" The path to the folder where auxiliary information about licensing will be stored. By default, it is the %ProgramData%\ABBYY\SDK\12\Licenses. You may change the folder with this option when performing Runtime installation or after, through the InitializeEngine function.
RegisterCOM=Yes | No | Force Yes

Specifies whether the COM wrappers should be registered. The registration is performed by calling the DllRegisterServer function from FREngine.dll. If the library is already registered with the different path:

  • if this option is set to Yes, an error is returned;
  • if this option is set to Force, the library is re-registered to the new path and the installation is continued.

If the MODULES option contains VC or is set to All, the library must be registered. Setting this option to No will cause an error and the installation will not be completed.

/quiet

Silent mode without a progress bar. This is mandatory option because the runtime installation can be performed only in silent mode. Use the /passive option if you want the progress bar to be displayed during the installation. No other dialog boxes will be displayed.

If these options are not specified, the /passive option is used by default.

/extract Specifies whether the ABBYY FineReader Engine files should be extracted from the distribution package to a certain folder without installation. No entries will be made in the Windows registry, services, or package cache. However, the procedure requires administrator rights. Use this option to unpack the ABBYY FineReader Engine files and create your custom package.

Library modules

Each library module determines the license modules which must be available in a Runtime License, and resource files which will be installed (see the ABBYY FineReader Engine Distribution Kit). The license modules and resource files corresponding to each library module are listed in the table below:

Library module The license modules which must be available in a Runtime License The resource files which will be installed
ICR Index, ICR, OMR The files for recognition of checkmarks and handprinted text.
PDF PDF Opening The files which are listed in the ABBYY FineReader Engine Distribution Kit: PDF section as mandatory for PDF opening.
VC Scanning, User Patterns Training The files for scanning and user patterns training.
Classification Document Classification The files for document classification.
BCR Business Card Recognition The files for business card recognition.
BasicLang Natural The files for basic predefined languages, except the ones defined in special groups.
DataCaptureLang Natural for Data Capture The files for predefined languages for special language units.
OfficeConverters Office Formats Opening, PDF Opening The files for opening digital documents.
CompareDocuments Compare Documents The files for the documents comparison.
Arabic Arabic The files for recognition of texts in Arabic language.
Burmese Burmese The files for recognition of texts in Burmese language.
Chinese Chinese The files for recognition of texts in Chinese language.
Farsi Farsi The files for recognition of texts in Farsi language.
Japanese Japanese The files for recognition of texts in Japanese language.
Korean Korean The files for recognition of texts in Korean language.
FRXIX FineReader XIX The files for recognition of texts in Old European languages.
Hebrew Hebrew The files for recognition of texts in Hebrew and Yiddish languages.
Thai Thai The files for recognition of texts in Thai language.
Vietnamese Vietnamese The files for recognition of texts in Vietnamese language.

Note: After installation in silent mode, ABBYY FineReader Engine does not appear in the Programs and Features section of Windows Control Panel (Uninstall or change a program menu).

Examples

installRnt64.exe /quiet MODULES=PDF,ICR WIBUDR=Yes INSTALLDIR="C:\MyFolder"
    

This command line will install the PDF and ICR library modules to C:\MyFolder in silent mode, without a progress bar. Hardware key drivers will be installed.

installRnt64.exe /passive SERVERNAME=MyServer LICENSESRV=No INSTALLDIR="C:\MyFolder"
    

This command line will install all library modules to C:\MyFolder in silent mode. A progress bar will be displayed. Licensing Service will not be installed and ABBYY FineReader Engine will be configured to use Network Licenses from the server located on the MyServer computer.

Important! Notes:

  • Protection.Developer.dll and folders with help, samples, and Code Samples Library are not installed during runtime installation (see details in ABBYY FineReader Engine Distribution Kit).
  • Installing the latest version of ABBYY FineReader Engine over the previous version is not supported. In this case, you have to reinstall ABBYY FineReader Engine.

See also

Distribution

ABBYY FineReader Engine Distribution Kit

Modules

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