These are instructions for administrators who want to automate the installation of Simplebim.

You can automate activating Simplebim in the following way

• Installing
  1. Install Simplebim on all target computers.
     • You can run the Simplebim exe installer with the /quiet switch.
• License
  1. Create a license file
     • The license file is a simple ascii file containing only one line with your activation key.
     • The file extension of the license file is .lic
     • The name of the license file can be anything (except Simplebim.lic). Simplebim only reads the first valid .lic file it finds.
  2. Copy the license file to the installation folder of Simplebim on each target computer.
     • The actual installation folder is written into the registry by the installer
       • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Datacubist\Simplebim\8\Location
     • The default installation folder is: C:\Program Files\Datacubist\Simplebim 8
• Proxy
  1. Create a proxy file if you are using a proxy server
     • The proxy file is a simple ascii file with 4 lines
       1. Proxy domain
       2. Proxy Port
       3. Proxy User
       4. Proxy Password
     • User and password are optional. If you are not using a authenticating proxy, create a proxy file with only 2 lines.
     • The file extension of the proxy file is .proxy
     • The name of the proxy file can be anything. Simplebim only reads the first valid .proxy file it finds.
  2. Copy the proxy file to the installation folder of Simplebim on each target computer.
     • See license instructions above for the installation folder
• Starting Simplebim
  • When Simplebim is started the first time, the application reads the activation key and proxy information from the .lic and .proxy files and tries to make a silent activation.
    • If successful the application starts and that’s it.
    • If not successful, the user gets the normal activation dialog and there is a 30 day evaluation period during which to figure out what went wrong.