Deploying Portable Application

[truongtr]

Hi All,

 

Is there any ways to deploy portable app and create shortcut on...\Public\Desktop.

 

Thanks,

[GarthMJ]

Anything can be done if you write the script to do it.

[truongtr]

Sure, could you give some sample script. Moreover, there is any script create desktop shortcut. Tks

[spgsitsupport]

I really like using Shortcut.exe from Optimum X

Another SCCM shortfall if I must point out

Needs Administrator/System privileges

cmd /c shortcut.exe /F:"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\!VSubst.lnk" /A:C /T:"C:\Windows\VSubst.exe" /P:^"U: C:\Users\^%username^%^" /D:"Substitute U drive"

Only needs user privileges

cmd /c shortcut.exe /F:"C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\!VSubst.lnk" /A:C /T:"C:\Windows\VSubst.exe" /P:^"U: C:\Users\^%username^%^" /D:"Substitute U drive"

[Rocket Man]

You could create a package with all the contents of the portable app in it. Also manually pre-create a shortcut from the portable app and place it in the same package source and create a batch file named copy.bat for example and place it in the package also. The syntax of the batch file will be something along the lines of this, you can tidy this it up I am sure

 

@Echo
xcopy ".\*.*" "C:\PortableApp" /D /E /C /I /Q /H /R /Y /S
xcopy "%~dp0portableApp.lnk" "C:\Users\Public\Desktop" /y
DEL /F /S /Q /A c:\PortableApp\copy.bat
DEL /F /S /Q /A c:\PortableApp\PortableApp.lnk
@exit

 

Content:

 

 

Initially make sure that you create the package contents and place them in a location where you'd like them to be deployed to and then send a shortcut from the application out to the desktop and copy back into the sources folder, make sure that the location you are copying the source files is accessible to all users i:e C:\portableApp for example... create your SCCM package and the command line will be copy.bat

 

You can test the above manually before deploying it in mass

[spgsitsupport]

That reminds me of Windows 3.1 times, batch file to copy something somewhere. The best SCCM has to offer?

[Rocket Man]

Lol... your obviously around a lot longer than I am

 

Please do provide how you would do this as this is a learning curve for a lot of users on this forum, including myself.

The above is a quick and simple way to solve the issue that truongtr had.

I am sure there are numerous ways to achieve this and that is just one of them.

BTW as you can see scripting is not my forte but I do try and do achieve!

Not sure what you mean by The best SCCM has to offer but there is no denying it, it's a pretty powerful application, the rolls Royce in my own opinion!

 

 

 

[g-fx]

you could also use group policy preferences to deliver the file and shortcut.. might be an easier method

[spgsitsupport]

Ofcourse, completely go away from SCCM & use something else, as it is easier... (have Royce in a garage, use Fiesta to go about)

 

So then you have 2 things to manage, bits in each...