Using transforms with Msiexec

MSI can use transforms to modify an installation. During WebSphere® MQ installation, transforms can be used to support different national languages. WebSphere MQ is supplied with transform files in the \MSI folder of the Server CD. These files are also embedded in the WebSphere MQ Windows® installer package, IBM WebSphere MQ.msi.

On the Msiexec command line, you can specify the required language by using the TRANSFORMS property in a property=value pair, for example:
TRANSFORMS=:1033
The : character means use the embedded transform. Otherwise, you must specify the full path and file name of the transform file, for example:
TRANSFORMS="D:\Msi\1033.mst"
Table Table 1 shows the transform files, the resulting language, and the numerical value to use in the Msiexec command line.
Note: When using property=value pair and command line parameters with the Msiexec command, command line parameters must be entered first.

You can also specify the required language by using the MQLANGUAGE property with the MQParms command. See Table 1 .

Parameters

Table 1. Supplied transform files. This table shows the supplied transform files, the resulting language, and the numerical value to use in the Msiexec command line.
Language Transform File name Value
U.S. English 1033.mst 1033
German 1031.mst 1031
French 1036.mst 1036
Spanish 1034.mst 1034
Italian 1040.mst 1040
Brazilian Portuguese 1046.mst 1046
Japanese 1041.mst 1041
Korean 1042.mst 1042
Simplified Chinese 2052.mst 2052
Traditional Chinese 1028.mst 1028