Softgrid/App-V: Inside the bubble
When troubleshooting App-V applications looking into the bubble can ease your work.
Sneaking into the bubble gives you information about which files are stored local and which virtual. This way you know what files actually will be used by the application. You can modify some configuration files without resequencing the whole application.
There are some ways to view inside the virtual Softgrid / App-V bubble.
1. First method is a PRE LAUNCH script in the OSD file that would launch a Command Prompt window inside the bubble
Editing the .OSD file, inside the <DEPENDENCY> tag add:
<SCRIPT EVENT="LAUNCH" TIMING="PRE" PROTECT="TRUE" WAIT="TRUE" TIMEOUT="">
<HREF>cmd.exe</HREF>
</SCRIPT>
Launching the OSD file will present you a DOS BOX inside the bubble. With this box you can do anything. Browsing the Q: drive, starting regedit, changing config/ini files, map a drive, copy some files ..
2. Second way by using sfttray
- sftmime /query obj:app /short -> gives you a list of all Softgrid applications on your client
- sfttray /EXE cmd.exe /launch “Notepad++ 5.4.2″ -> launches a command prompt in the bubble
3. Third method using SFT Explorer
With SFT Explorer you can look inside the SFT file without ever having to load it. You can see files and registry keys would look like if the App-V application was loaded on the target machine. It only supports viewing in the SFT file, you cannot make any changes.
