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Ken
Ken

Reputation:

What is the meaning of CHECKDB=FALSE in MSI?

When running an MSI through the command line what does passing the arguement "CHECKDB=FALSE" really do?

The MSI of course can be anything from Microsoft, to Compuware DevPartner, to a programmer compiled MSI from .NET.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 155

Answers (2)

Stein Åsmul
Stein Åsmul

Reputation: 42216

I am not sure but CHECKDB could be a property added to Installshield's default template file. Since many setups are made based on those templates, you would end up with the property showing up in many MSI files. I suspect that it might be used by Installshield's SQLServer deployment features, and if I were to guess I think setting the property to FALSE would skip some custom actions related to database deployment.

Upvotes: 0

EBGreen
EBGreen

Reputation: 37800

Running an MSI with that parameter would set the public property named CHECKDB equal to a false value. I have not seen that particular property before and I don't see any reference to it online. I suspect that it is specific to the MSI that you are using.

Upvotes: 1

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