Installation from the command line

Last modified: May 7, 2025

dbForge SQL Tools can be installed from the command line with or without interaction with the end user.

Call the installation wizard from the command line

To start the installation from the command line, navigate to the folder containing the installation file, then run the installer. The Installation Wizard will open, where you can configure the installation settings.

cd C:\Downloads     # Navigate to the folder that contains the installation file
sqltoolsent.exe     # Run the installer to launch the Installation Wizard

Note

To run the Command Line in Windows 11:

Use the Start Menu

• Click Start and type cmd in the search field.
• Select Command Prompt.

Use Windows + R Shortcut Keys

• In the desktop mode, press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog.
• Type cmd and then click OK or press Enter.

Unattended installation

The tool can also be installed without interaction with the end user. Here, two modes can be used:

• Silent: The user can see that the installation has started, and the installation progress window is displayed.
• Very Silent: The installation is running in the background.

Note

• To view all available dbForge installer parameters, run the sqltoolsent.exe setup file with the /help or /? option in the Command Prompt.

• Parameter values with spaces require quotation marks around them.

Silent mode

To install the tool in the Silent mode, run the installation file from the command line with the /silent parameter.

sqltoolsent.exe /silent

Under the Silent installation mode, the installation wizard does not appear, and the application is installed automatically. Only the installation progress window is displayed.

Very Silent mode

To install the tool in the Very Silent mode, run the installation file from the command line with the /verysilent parameter.

sqltoolsent.exe /verysilent

In both Silent and Very Silent modes, the installation is performed with the default settings predefined by the vendor.

Note

When updating a dbForge tool from the command line in the Silent or Very Silent mode, the settings configured by the user during the installation will be used, rather than the default settings.

Installation via PowerShell

To install the tool via PowerShell, use the following command.

Start-Process -FilePath $installerPath -ArgumentList $arguments -Wait

• $installerPath is a variable containing the path to the installer file

• $arguments is a variable containing command line arguments for installing in the Silent mode

• Start-Process is the PowerShell command to start a process that includes the installer path and command line arguments

• Wait is the command to wait for the installation to complete

Optionally, you can include the /verysilent parameter to perform the installation without displaying any messages and without any user’s intervention.

For example, the PowerShell command could look like this.

Start-Process -FilePath "D:\sqltoolsent.exe" -ArgumentList "/verysilent" -Wait

Custom installation

To apply custom installation settings, you need to prepare an installation script and save it to an .inf file using the /saveinf command.

sqltoolsent.exe /saveinf="dbForge SQL Tools.inf"

The Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation steps, and your selected settings will be saved to the specified /.inf file.

To install the tool using these saved settings, run the installer with the /loadinf command.

sqltoolsent.exe /loadinf="dbForge SQL Tools.inf"