VMware THINAPP 4.6 - Sandbox Considerations for Upgraded Applications; Updating the Thinapp Version of Packages; Relink Examples

ThinApp User’s Guide
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3 CreateadesktoporStartmenushortcuttotheuser’sdesktopthatpointstoasharedexecutablefile
locationat\\<server>\<share>\Firefox.exe.
AssumetwousersstartFirefox.exeandlocktheapplication.
4CopytheupdatedversionofFirefox.exetothecentralshareat\\<server>\<share>\Firefox.1.
Ifyouareanewuser,ThinAppstartsthe
applicationwiththenewpackagedatainFirefox.1.Ifyouare
auserworkingwiththeoriginalversion,youcanseethenewversionafteryouexittheapplicationand
restarttheapplication.
5IfyoumustdeployamorecurrentupdateofFirefox,placeitinthesamedirectorywitha
highernumber
attheend.
6CopyVersion2.0ofFirefox.exetocentralshareat\\<server>\<share>\Firefox.2
AfterFirefox.1isunlocked,youcandeleteit,butFirefox.exeshouldremaininplacebecausetheuser
shortcutscontinuetopointthere.ThinAppalwaysusesthefilenamethathasthehighestversionnumber.
If youmust
rollbacktoanearlierversionandthemostrecentversionisstilllocked,copytheoldversionso
thatithasthehighestversionnumber.
Sandbox Considerations for Upgraded Applications
Whenyouupgradeanapplication,youcancontrolwhetheruserscontinuetousetheirprevioussettingsby
keepingthesandboxnameconsistentinthePackage.inifile.You canpreventusersfromusinganolder
sandboxwithanupgradedapplicationbypackagingtheupgradedapplicationwithanewnameforthe
sandbox.Starting
theupgradedapplicationthefirsttimecreatesthesandboxwiththenewname.
Updating the ThinApp Version of Packages
Youcanusetherelink.exeutilitytoupdateanexistingpackageortreeofpackagestothelatestversionof
ThinApp.AlthoughyoucaninstallthelatestversionofThinAppandrunthebuild.batutilitytorebuildeach
targetpackagewiththelatestThinAppversion,therelink.exeutilityisafaster
methodtoupgradethe
ThinAppversionofexistingpackages.Youmightwanttoupdateyourpackagetobenefitfromthelatest
ThinAppfeaturesorsupportenhancements.
relink Examples
Therelink.exeutilityhasanoptional-Recursiveflagandcantargetasinglepackageormultiplepackages.
relink [-Recursive] <target> [<target> ...]
Forexample,youcanupdateanAdobeReaderpackagetothelatestinstalledThinAppversion.
relink AdobeReader.exe
Therelink.exeutilitycanuseawildcardpattern.
relink *.exe *.dat
Therelink.exeutilitycanusedirectorynamestoprocessallThinAppfilesinthatdirectory.
relink C:MyPackages
Ifyouspecifythe-Recursiveflag,therelink.exeutilityprocessesallThinAppfilesinthedirectoryandall
subdirectories.Thisflagisintendedforuseonlywithdirectorynames.
Ifthetargetnamecontainsspaces,youmustusedoublequotes.
relink "Microsoft Office Professional 2007.dat"