Tired of OSD scripting App-V packages? Try this out. Not just another App-V Powershell script

How to create a App-V package that fits different environments and location based configurations? Well there are several ways to achieve that.

• Scripting inside the OSD file by adding registry keys and values as well as environment variables. (but what about file editing / replacement?)
• Creating a dedicated OSD file for each location / adaption of the package (but what about the package project not recognizing manual changes?)
• Create a dedicated package for each use case / location (well if you have a boreout, that could save your live but not the customer’s money)

The best solution IMHO is to outsource the logic to a script which interprets a simple XML file. So here’s the way to get there.

Within the OSD file you just add a script (of course a Powershell one, what else?) to be called at the PRE-LAUNCH state of an App-V application launch. The script reads out an XML file and executes:

• Registry mods
• Find / Replace within text based files (INI etc.)
• Copy files / folders

Download the solution here (it includes a little readme which should help you to implement that. It’s a BETA folks, so please drop me an email if you find bugs or have feature requests.