Applist Format

applist file describes a list of application packages which will be deployed on a workstation or a server.

These files are text file complying with the Windows standard. Since these files are used by scripts written in Command shell or Windows Script Host, so it must use ASCII printable characters (i.e. no national or accented characters).

This list matches the following format:

appArch; appName; appVersion; appPackage; appArgs

Blank lines and comments introduced by a ‘#’ sign are ignored.

appArch

is the target architecture type (the Windows’ one) for the application. This argument may be empty or contain one of the following values: x86 or x64.

  • x86: the application works only on 32 bits architecture

  • x64: the application works only on 64 bits architecture

  • "": the application or the installation program work on both architectures

appName

is the name of the application as it appears in the Program Control Panel.

appVersion

is the version number of the application as it appears in the Program Control Panel.

appPackage

is the path name (full or relative) of executable file, command or MSI package, without argument, to launch for installing or upgrading the application. The appPackage may be prefixed with the APP_STORE_DIR environment variable (e.g. %APP_STORE_DIR%\dummy.exe)

appArgs

are arguments to use when launching appPackage

Example

#appArch; appName; appVersion; appPackage; appArgs
   ; Adobe Reader XI - Français; 11.0.08; %APP_STORE_DIR%\AdobeReader\AdbeRdr11008_fr_FR.exe
x64; Java 7 Update 67 (64-bit); 7.0.670; %APP_STORE_DIR%\Java\jre-7u67-windows-x64.exe ; /s
x86; 7-Zip 9.20; 9.20.00.0; %APP_STORE_DIR%\7-zip\7z920.msi