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TaylorBrown
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Dec 18, 2018

MSIX Command Line Argument

Hey guys,   I'm trying to convert an App-V package to an MSIX package. I've tried using the packager to make a new package from scratch, and I've tried converting the package.   Normally, my prog...
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BrettBurgeson
Brass Contributor
May 18, 2020

jvintzelHi John, I see from the article here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/psf/psf-launch-apps-with-parameters

we can put arguments into the config.json file inside the package to have the Launcher64.exe pass those arguments to the installed application when it is launched.

What I need to do is pass a query string to the MSIX package from a link on a web page using the appinstaller and have that query string passed as an argument to the installed application when it is launched. Is there a way to do this?

 

Thank you,

Brett Burgeson

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jvintzel
Bronze Contributor
May 18, 2020

BrettBurgeson 

 

Right now we do not support passing an argument from the installation URI to an installed app.  Its something that we talked about, but not available today.  I recommend adding an Feature Idea to the ideas section of the community.

 

https://aka.ms/msix-ideas

 

John Vintzel (@jvintzel)

PM Lead, MSIX

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