copying Application License
hello,
I meet with some problems during sequencing applications which require license for activation.
For example Total Commander. To make it work properly, the license file "wincmd.key" should be copied into installation directory. Taking into account that we have thousands computers, it's impossible to provide this license to each computer, so script could copy it from the physical PC to virtual bubble. I'm looking for solution, where we can, for example, put the license file into the directory where .OSD file located and App-V will spread it automatically (I'm not sure, is it possible at all). When I use MSI packaging for such targets, I use a script which takes the license from SourceDir and copies it to installdir...
Can you please advice me, how can I work it out, please?
thank you in advance.
I meet with some problems during sequencing applications which require license for activation.
For example Total Commander. To make it work properly, the license file "wincmd.key" should be copied into installation directory. Taking into account that we have thousands computers, it's impossible to provide this license to each computer, so script could copy it from the physical PC to virtual bubble. I'm looking for solution, where we can, for example, put the license file into the directory where .OSD file located and App-V will spread it automatically (I'm not sure, is it possible at all). When I use MSI packaging for such targets, I use a script which takes the license from SourceDir and copies it to installdir...
Can you please advice me, how can I work it out, please?
thank you in advance.
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Posted by:
Rheuvel
14 years ago
Hi,
You can place a vbscript in the OSD and have it execute from within the bubble.
This blog will tell you how it works: scripting within an OSD file
You can place a vbscript in the OSD and have it execute from within the bubble.
This blog will tell you how it works: scripting within an OSD file
Posted by:
patashnik
14 years ago
well, the thing is that I don't know where the license file will be located (the server name), I need some kind of SourceDir variable to get file automatically from the server where OSD file located...
Posted by:
Rheuvel
14 years ago
If you need the server name, App-V uses variables itself, like %SOFTGRIDSERVER% or something like that? (I can't check it myself now, I'm in a non-App-V enviroment currently.) The OSD itself points to that location already.
Have you tried using those? I guess you can use those variables in the script as well.
Have you tried using those? I guess you can use those variables in the script as well.
Posted by:
patashnik
14 years ago
I suppose you talking about %SFT_SOFTGRIDSERVER% and yes I tried to use it as well, but it gives back only a server name, nothing else. I can't access it though.
Posted by:
Rheuvel
14 years ago
Then you probably have some content share for your sequences? Maybe even on DFS?
Share the content folder if it isn't already and place it there. A license is application specific anyways, so place it next to the OSD and you'll always know where it will be, as you probably have some naming convention.
I know it isn't variable anymore if you use this, but I think it's the closest you can get.
Share the content folder if it isn't already and place it there. A license is application specific anyways, so place it next to the OSD and you'll always know where it will be, as you probably have some naming convention.
I know it isn't variable anymore if you use this, but I think it's the closest you can get.
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