Question: What should I do if I get “error -5” when trying to install ANSYS Electromagnetics in silent mode? Command line used was: setup.exe -s -f1 myfile.iss -f2 “Log File.log”

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Question: What should I do if I get “error -5” when trying to install ANSYS Electromagnetics in silent mode? Command line used was: setup.exe -s -f1 myfile.iss -f2 “Log File.log”

Question: What should I do if I get “error -5” when trying to install ANSYS Electromagnetics in silent mode? Command line used was: setup.exe -s -f1 myfile.iss -f2 “Log File.log”

Tagged: 19.1, HFSS - SYS, installation, Installation Process, Installation/Licensing/Systems, Silent Installation

- April 5, 2023 at 2:32 pm
  
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  Answer: As shown in the documentation there should not be any spaces afetr the -f1 and -f2 flags. please remove those flags and rerun e.g. setup.exe -s -f1myfile.iss -f2″Log File.log” Note: if the file name has a space quotes need to be used as shown around “Log File.log”

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Question: What should I do if I get “error -5” when trying to install ANSYS Electromagnetics in silent mode? Command line used was: setup.exe -s -f1 myfile.iss -f2 “Log File.log”

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