What we can do with App-V scripting
When we think about scripting within App-V, we will be thinking about OSD scripting. As we know, the OSD file represents, in a virtual application, all the information that is necessary to launch it—package identifier, server and port name used to stream the application, dependencies set in Dynamic Suite Composition (DSC), the shortcuts, and file associations that will be applied in clients.
The possibilities of what we can do in this scripting scenario are many. We can handle several aspects of the virtual environment, making it possible to edit some of its components without resequencing the application; or, we can interact outside the "bubble" by starting a service prior to launching an application.
Introducing OSD scripting
In this chapter, we will take a closer look at a powerful method App-V provides administrators to customize and optimize their virtual environment, adding some interesting options, such as, checking for a prerequisite before launching...
