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RRobesin
Copper Contributor
Oct 07, 2019

How to run Client Server application with MSIX

I am trying to make an MSIX run with a client/server application. Why, we want to run multiple versions with different network  share next to each other. They use the same registrykeys and therefor w...
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RRobesin
Copper Contributor
Nov 27, 2019

Hi Vlad,

 

The shortcut is launched by the user and points directly to the exe on the fileshare like "\\server\share\folder\subfolder\runthis.exe". I read the developer info but think that is a bit to far for us. Also I am not fond of using all kind of custom things. If things change which will be the case with MSIX it might not work anymore. I think the conclusion for now is that this is not suitable yet to use in an enterprise environment.

Or am I wrong?

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Vladimir Postel
Former Employee
Nov 27, 2019
Yes, you are right, we don't support this scenario yet. I will capture it.
One more clarification please, how the user finds the shortcut if you deploy it with the MSIX package (it will be under the WindowsApps folder that a regular user don't have permissions for)? Are you coping it to the desktop when the app starts?

Thanks,
Vlad
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    Vladimir Postel
    Former Employee
    Dec 04, 2019
    Hi Rudi,

    Did you create the shortcut outside the MSIX package on the desktop? (Otherwise if it is inside the MSIX package the user won't have access to it). Also, to point to the man in the middle .exe inside the MSIX package you have to create an appExecutionAlias for the application and set it is the Targetpath in the shortcut - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/desktop-to-uwp-extensions#elements-and-attributes-of-this-extension-15

    Thanks,
    Vlad
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    RRobesin
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 29, 2019

    Hi Vlad,

     

    I forgot to say that for the shortcut I use a man in the middle exe made by Winbatch compiler. It only contains the exepath and wortking folder and runs that. So the shortcut points towards an exe local in the container and that exe starts the exe on the share.

    That is how I got the shortcut.

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