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Using NAL to distribute Apps

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by jkatz

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I am attempting to use Netware Application Launcher (NAL) v2.7 to distribute applications across the wire using an Application Object Template (AOT).

I have successfully created the AOT file and have been able to successfully been able to automatically distribute the desired application when the user logs in and it runs only once (as I set it to do), but because of having to use NAL to distribute the software (I am using an NAL command line in the login script to initate the distribution - the command line in the script that I am using is: @nal /a="aot file name"), unfortunately the NAL Shell is starting up on successive logins (but not taking any action as there are no actions for it to take).

My question is, isn't there a way to load NAL in the background so that the "NAL Shell" does not appear on the desktop (to make it transparent to the users), or/and is there a command line switch to use that will allow the distribution and terminate the shell afterwards (until there arefuture apps to be delivered/installed).

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by jimbb

In stead of NAL.EXE, you can use NALEXPLD.EXE, same path. The difference is that this one puts icons on the desktop or in the Start-menu. Or doesn't show a thing if there are no icons to show, of course, like with your already-run-once-application.

By the way, did I get it right, and you are distributing an AOT, not really an application object? That is a better thing to do, since you have a lot of advantages, like granting access per user or group or container, allowing load balancing, pre- and post-execution or -distribution scripts (for temp mappings or so), self-repairing applications and so on.

And if I got it wrong and you are using an application object, then you shouldn't forget to indicate in the object (or any future oneyou'd make) whether it should be a desktop-icon or a start-menu-item. If that is needed of course.

Jim

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Novell TID #10019242 explains the /X options for NAL and NALEXPLD

Have fun.

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