The provided script is a batch script (.bat) designed to automate the creation of an offline installation layout for Visual Studio 2022 Community edition. This layout allows you to download all the necessary installation files and dependencies to a specified directory, making it possible to install Visual Studio later without an internet connection.
REM ----------------------BEGIN----------------------
@echo off
set installer=vs_community.exe
set layoutDir=C:\vs2022
set lang=en-US
echo Creating offline installation layout...
%installer% --layout %layoutDir% --lang %lang%
echo Offline installation layout created successfully.
REM ----------------------END----------------------
Here's a step-by-step explanation of the script:
Script Description:
@echo off: This command turns off the echoing of commands to the console, making the script output cleaner.
set installer=vs_community.exe: Sets the variable installer to the name of the Visual Studio installer executable (assuming it's named vs_community.exe). If your installer has a different name, update this line accordingly.
set layoutDir=C:\vs2022: Sets the variable layoutDir to the directory where you want to create the offline installation layout. Change the path if you want to use a different directory.
set lang=en-US: Sets the variable lang to the desired language for the installation (in this case, English - United States). Modify this if you need a different language.
ISO CODE | LANGUAGE | -----------------------| cs-CZ | Czech de-DE | German en-US | English es-ES | Spanish fr-FR | French it-IT | Italian ja-JP | Japanese ko-KR | Korean pl-PL | Polish pt-BR | Portuguese - Brazil ru-RU | Russian tr-TR | Turkish zh-CN | Chinese - Simplified zh-TW | Chinese - Traditional
echo Creating offline installation layout...: Prints a message to the console indicating that the script is currently creating the offline installation layout.
%installer% --layout %layoutDir% --lang %lang%: Executes the Visual Studio installer with the specified parameters to create the offline installation layout. It uses the values set in the variables installer, layoutDir, and lang.
echo Offline installation layout created successfully.: Prints a message to the console indicating that the creation of the offline installation layout was successful.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Open a text editor (like Notepad) and copy the provided script into a new document.
Save the document with a .bat extension, for example, create_layout.bat. Ensure that the file type is set to "All Files" when saving.
Place the script in the same directory as the Visual Studio installer (vs_community.exe) or provide the correct path to the installer in the set installer=vs_community.exe line.
Double-click on the saved .bat file to execute the script. This will initiate the creation of the offline installation layout.
Wait for the script to complete. Once finished, it will print a message indicating that the offline installation layout has been created successfully.
Now, you have an offline installation layout in the specified directory, ready for later use.