VMware THINAPP 4.6 - Package.ini File Structure; Parameters that Apply to Package.ini or ##Attributes.ini Files; Configuring the Thinapp Runtime; Netrelaunch

ThinApp User’s Guide
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Package.ini File Structure
ThestructureofthePackage.inifileincludessectionsthatapplytoallapplicationsorindividual applications.
Mostparametersmustappearunderaspecificsectionheading.ThePackage.inifilecontainsthefollowing
headings:
 [BuildOptions]
 [<application>.exe]
 [FileList]
 [Compression]
 [Isolation]
The[BuildOptions]sectionofthePackage.inifileappliestoallapplications.Individualapplications
inherittheseparametersunlesstheentriesspecifictoapplicationsoverridethesesettings.Forexample,the
[Adobe Reader 8.exe]sectionofthePackage.inifileforanAdobeReaderapplicationmighthavesettings
thatoverridethelarger[BuildOptions]parameters.Theapplication‐
specificparametersshowthe
applicationentrypointsthatyoucreateduringthebuildprocess.
The[FileList],[Compression],and[Isolation]parametersactas[BuildOptions]parameters,butare
groupedseparatelyforbackwardcompatibilityreasons.Youcanaddthe[FileList]headingmanuallyto
thefilewhenyouaddtheExcludePatternparameter.
Parametersthatdo
notapplytothestandardsectionscanresideunderanyheading.Parametersdonothave
toappearinalphabeticalorder.
Parameters That Apply to Package.ini or ##Attributes.ini Files
YoucanapplycertainparameterstothePackage.inifileorthe##Attributes.inifile,dependingonthe
requirements,tooverridethePackage.inisettingsatthedirectorylevel.
YoucanusetheDirectoryIsolationMode,CompressionType,andExcludePatternparametersinan
##Attributes.inifile.The##Attributes.inifileexistsinthefoldermacrosoftheproject
folder.
Formoreinformationaboutthe##Attributes.inifile,see“ModifyingSettingsinthe##Attributes.iniFile”
onpage 24.
Configuring the ThinApp Runtime
YoucanmodifyThinAppparametersforruntimeconfigurationtasksthataffectapplicationstartup
performanceandvirtualcomputernames.
NetRelaunch
TheNetRelaunchparameterdetermineswhethertorestartanapplicationfromthelocaldiskwhenyourun
theapplicationfromanetworkshareorremovabledisk,toaddresstheslowstartupofapplications.
ThinAppsetsaninitialvalueoftheNetRelaunchpa rameter thatdetectswhetheranapplicationrunsfroma
networkdrive
oraremovabledisk,andusesastubexecutablefileonthelocalharddisktorestarttheapplication.
ThisprocessaddressesperformanceproblemsthatSymantecAntiVi rusgenerateswhenittriestodoacomplete
scanofexecutablefilesthatopenfromanetw orkshareorremovabledisk,andonexecutable
filesthatmakethe
initialnetworkconnections.Thescancanaffectstarttimesforlargeexecutablefiles.
BecausealargenumberofdesktopshaveSymantecAntiVirus,ThinAppenablesapplicationstoopenfroma
networksharewithoutincurringlengthyscantimes.Whentheapplicationrunsfromanetworkshareor
removabledisk,
ThinAppcreatesastubexecutablefileinthedirectorythattheCachePathparametersetson
thelocaldiskandrestartstheapplicationfromthisstubexecutablefile.Thestubexecutablefilecanloadthe
runtimefromthelargepackageandreadtherestoftheapplicationfromitsoriginallocation
onthenetwork.
SymantecAntiVirusperceivesthattheapplicationislocalanddoesnotscanthelargerexecutablefileonthe
networkshareorremovabledisk.