InstallShield 2018 » Microsoft App-V Assistant
Edition • The Microsoft App-V Assistant is included in the Premier Edition of InstallShield.
You can use the App-V Launcher tool to locally test a newly built App-V package before moving it to a deployment server.
To open the App-V Launcher tool, click Test launch the App-V package in the More Options area on the Build Options page. The App-V Launcher will attempt to launch that application. If there are multiple shortcuts in this App-V package, the Launch App-V Package dialog box opens, where you are prompted to select the shortcut that you want to launch from a list of all of the shortcuts.
Requirements for Using the App-V Launcher Tool
The machine on which you use the App-V Launcher to test an App-V package must meet the following requirements:
| • | The Microsoft Application Virtualization Client must be installed. |
| • | The version of the Microsoft Application Virtualization Client that is present should be equal to or newer than the minimum client version of the App-V package. |
| • | File streaming must be enabled because the App-V Launcher publishes the App-V package from a local file path. If file streaming is not enabled, the App-V Launcher displays an informative message asking if it can enable this functionality. |
App-V Launcher Tool Location
When an App-V package is built, the App-V Launcher tool (AppVLauncher.exe) is placed in the same folder as the App-V package.
How the App-V Launcher Tool Works
In order to make it possible to test the App-V package without having to publish it on the server, a copy of the App-V Launcher tool is automatically copied to the output directory of each App-V package. The App-V Launcher looks for the .appv or .sft file that is located in the same directory.
Note • The first time that you use the App-V Launcher to run an application in an App-V package, the entire package is published to that machine; this includes all of the package’s shortcuts and file extension associations in the package. If you then use the App-V Launcher to run any application in the App-V package again, the App-V Launcher unpublishes the package (and its shortcuts and file extension associations) before republishing the package.
Also note that the AppVLauncher.exe file requires elevation. If you want to be able to test your App-V package in a locked-down environment where end users will not have elevated privileges, you may want to use the App-V Launcher once to launch and publish your App-V package with elevated privileges. Once you have done that, you can use the published shortcuts and file extension associations to start your application.
The App-V Launcher is a convenient testing tool that makes it possible for you to reliably and accurately test your App-V packages on your local machine or any other system that has the App‑V client installed before moving it to the App-V server.
See Also
Launch App-V Package Dialog Box
InstallShield 2018 Help LibrarySeptember 2018 |
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