Program Properties Dialog Box: General Tab

Use this tab to specify the basic information required for a program.

Name

The name of the program, up to 50 characters. This field is required and must be unique within a package. This name is used when defining advertisements. On client computers, the specified name appears in Advertised Programs (in Control Panel).

Note    After you create a program, you cannot modify its name.

Change Icon

Click to open the Change Icon dialog box, which enables you to select an icon other than the one that is shown.

Comment

Optional text about the program, such as a description. You can use up to 127 characters. On client computers, the text is displayed in Advertised Programs Monitor or the Advertised Programs Wizard (in Control Panel).

Command line

The command line for the program, up to 127 characters. This field is required.

Browse

Click to navigate to the file. By default, the package source directory appears, if it exists and is accessible. If not, the root directory of the current computer appears.

When the program is run on a client, the command line file name will first be searched for within the package. If the file does not exist there, SMS searches the local Windows directory. If SMS cannot find the file, the program fails.

If the file name does not have a filename extension specified, SMS tries .pif, .com, .exe, and .bat. If the file name has an extension but is not an executable, SMS tries to apply a local association. For example, if the command line is readme.gif, SMS will start the application specified on the client for opening .gif files.

For example:

setup.exe /a

command.com /c copy Jan98.dat c:\sales\Jan98.dat

Start in

The executable directory for the program, up to 127 characters. This directory can be an absolute path on the client, or a path relative to the distribution point folder that contains the package. This field is optional.

For example:

c:\office97

i386

Run

The program mode. By default, programs run in Normal mode. You can also run a program in Minimized, Maximized, or Hidden mode.

After running

The action that occurs after this program is completed successfully.

No action required

No restart or logoff is required. This is the default value.

Program restarts computer

The program requires a restart and performs the restart automatically.

SMS restarts computer

SMS restarts the computer.

SMS logs user off

SMS logs the current user off the computer after the program is completed. Use this option if the program requires that the user log off and then log on again before it can run.

Important    Both the SMS restarts computer and the SMS logs user off actions are done forcefully after providing the user with a grace period. Applications that are running on clients when this occurs will not have an opportunity to save their states or data.

Other tabs in this dialog box: Requirements, Environment, Advanced

Related Topics

Create a Program

Using Programs in Packages Overview