Cannot install JAVA silently

Question

I am trying to install Java in silent mode from a batch file with the command

jre-8u60-windows-i586 INSTALLCFG=jresilent.properties

The properties file is in the same folder like the JRE installer.

Whatever I do, I get the error

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Java Installation Not Completed
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Unable to install Java

There are errors in the following switches:
"INSTALLCFG=jresilent.properties";.

Check that the commands are valid and try again.
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OK   
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I have tried:

1. renaming the file to end with .properties (was .cfg before)
2. use different line endings (Linux / Windows)
3. minimize the number of options in the config file to just REBOOT=Disable
4. run as administrator
5. explicitly cd /d into the directory of the installer

Answer 1

It worked when I specified the full path of the config file. Therefore I now use

cd /d %~dp0
jre-8u60-windows-i586 INSTALLCFG=%~dp0\jresilent.properties

in my batch file, where %~dp0 finds the directory of the batch file.

Answer 2

You can use msi for silent installation.

The command :

start /wait msiexec /i "%~ java8.40x64.msi " JU=0 JAVAUPDATE=0 AUTOUPDATECHECK=0 RebootYesNo=No WEB_JAVA=1 /q

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