Custom Install Settings

Custom install settings are HotDocs-specific command line options you can use when installing HotDocs Author unattended (silent install) or when using an .lst file to customize an Author installation.

Common Tasks

You use custom install settings when performing the following common tasks:

Custom Install Settings

The following table includes a list of settings you can use when performing a HotDocs Author silent installation (and when editing an .lst file for customizing a HotDocs Author installation for UK or international use):

Command Line Option	Description
LICENSEKEY	The license key used during installation to authorize the HotDocs software.
TEXT_FORMATS	The value written to HKLM\SOFTWARE\HotDocs\Author\Defaults\Text Formats. By default it is: LIKE THIS~Like This~Like this~like this~Like a This
NUMBER_FORMATS	The value written to HKLM\SOFTWARE\HotDocs\Author\Defaults\Number Formats. By default it is: 9999~9,999~9,999.00~9.9~09~9 1/8~9th~nine~NINE~ninth~Nine Dollars and Twelve Cents~none~zero~IX
DATE_FORMATS	The value written to HKLM\SOFTWARE\HotDocs\Author\Defaults\Date Formats. By default it is: Mmmm d, yyyy~d Mmmm yyyy~DD MMM YYYY~m/d/yyyy~mm/dd/yyyy~dth day of Mmmm, yyyy~Dy day of Mmmm, yyyy~Mmmm Dy, Yr~Mmmm dth~Dddd~Dddd, Mmmm d, yyyy
TF_FORMATS	The value written to HKLM\SOFTWARE\HotDocs\Author\Defaults\True False Formats. By default it is: yes/no~true/false
LIST_FORMATS	The value written to HKLM\SOFTWARE\HotDocs\Author\Defaults\Repeat Formats. By default it is: a, b and c~A, b and c~A, B and C~A, B AND C~a, b or c~a, b, and c~a; b; and c~a, and b~a, b
DEFAULT_INPUT_MASKS	The value written to HKLM\SOFTWARE\HotDocs\Author\Defaults\Text Patterns. By default it is: 999-99-9999~(999) 999-9999~99:99 am~99:99 a.m.~99:99
INSTALLSVNPLUGIN	Specify "False" to prevent installation of the Subversion source control plugin. The default value is "True" and the SVN plugin will be installed.
DEFAULTWORKSPACEDIR	A directory path. Author will install the default workspace in this location. For example, C:\HotDocs\Workspaces.
VARIABLEDICTIONARYLOCATION	A directory path. Author searches for a variable dictionary at this location, and if found copies it into a new workspace or any workspace opened by the user.