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PECIFYING MULTIPLE STARTUP FILES
In some situations, a virtual application may want to expose multiple startup files. For example,
when using a virtualized office productivity suite, one may want to launch either the word
processor, spreadsheet, or presentation component of the suite, while still deploying a single
executable file.
ZENworks Application Virtualization enables this scenario by allowing multiple entry points into
the virtual application to be triggered based on a command-line argument to the virtual application
executable. For example, in the office suite scenario described above, one might use the command
line argument office word to trigger the word processor and office spreadsheet to trigger the
spreadsheet (Refer to the sub-section "Building OpenOffice via snapshot process" in the
"Walkthroughs" section for an example of Jukeboxing during the OpenOffice build process).
To specify multiple startup files:
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Click the Multiple button next to the Startup File textbox on the Virtual Application
ribbon bar. This displays the Startup Files selection dialog.
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Click on the File column on the first empty row in the startup file list and select the
desired file from the dropdown list. Files located on the host device (outside of the virtual
filesystem) may also be used as startup files. To select a file on the host device as the
startup file, enter the full path to the desired startup file in the Startup File text box.
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Enter the desired command line arguments, if any, in the Command Line column.
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Enter the desired command line trigger in the Trigger column. For example, in the
command line office word, the trigger would be word.
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Check the Auto Start checkbox if you want the startup file to always be automatically
launched on virtual application startup.
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After adding a new startup file, hit Enter in order to save
Note: When specifying a startup file located outside of the virtual filesystem, remember to use
well-known root folder variables such as @WINDIR@ and @PROGRAMFILES@ as the root
of the full path to ensure that the startup file can be properly located on all base operating systems.
Note: The Auto Start flag can be specified for multiple startup files to automatically launch
multiple applications that are typically used together in a single session (also known as
"shotgunning").
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