Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops SDK

ConvertTo-CtxAppVLauncherArg

Returns a string containing information to send to the App-V Launcher. You can plug this string directly into the Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) to launch App-V applications.

Syntax

ConvertTo-CtxAppVLauncherArg
         [-AppVPublishingServer] <String>
         [-PackageId] <String>
         [-AppId] <String>
         -SeqLoc <String>
         [-CmdLineArg <String>]
         -TargetInPackage <Boolean>
         -ApplicationName <String>
         [<CommonParameters>]
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ConvertTo-CtxAppVLauncherArg
         [-LauncherPath]
         [<CommonParameters>]
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Description

Returns a string containing information to send to the App-V Launcher. You can plug this string directly into the Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) to launch App-V applications.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

Converts the arguments provided into a cmdlet to launch Beyond Compare from the appv-pubsrv Publishing Server on the VDA.

ConvertTo-CtxAppVLauncherArg -AppVPublishingServer "http://appv-pubsrv.mydomain.com:8082" -PackageId "1bcb6993-10b1-4659-b9d4-e809e10cecdf_5" -AppId "[{ProgramFilesX86}]\Beyond Compare 3\BCompare.exe" -SeqLoc "\\10.105.32.199\share\App-V\Firefox.appv" -TargetInPackage $true
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EXAMPLE 2

Gets the Citrix App-V Launcher path.

ConvertTo-CtxAppVLauncherArg -LauncherPath
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Parameters

-AppVPublishingServer

The Url including the port number, of the publishing Server which is serving the application.

Type: String
Position: 1
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: True

-AppId

The AppId of the specific application for which CtxAppVLauncher argugents is required.

Type: String
Position: 3
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PackageId

The PackageId of the package to which the application belongs.

Type: String
Position: 2
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SeqLoc

The sequence location of the package.

Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-TargetInPackage

Pass this as $true if TargetInPackage field is “true” in the Manifest file for the particular App Id.

Type: Boolean
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LauncherPath

Gets the Citrix Launcher path. The Citrix Launcher is a component installed on the VDA.

Type: SwitchParameter
Position: 1
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: True

-ApplicationName

Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: True
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CmdLineArg

Type: String
Position: Named
Default value: None
Required: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

None

You can’t pipe objects to this cmdlet.

Outputs

None

By default, this cmdlet returns no output.

ConvertTo-CtxAppVLauncherArg