Text Files

This property page determines the modifications that Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer will make to text files (such as CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT) when distributing the application to a workstation. You can add text to a file, delete text from a file, or search and replace text in a file. If you add text to a file that does not exist on the workstation, Application Launcher/Explorer will create the file and then add the text.

Text Files
The Text Files tree shows the text files that Application Launcher/Explorer will modify. Each modification (addition, deletion, or replacement) to a file is displayed subordinate to the file.

File
This option lets you search for files or text in the Text Files tree and import files into the tree.

Add
This option lets you add text file modifications to the Text Files tree. Only the modifications displayed in the Text Files tree will be made when the application is distributed.

File
To add a text file to the tree, click Add > File to create the file entry. You can type the filename or the path and filename (for example, AUTOEXEC.BAT or C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT). Only local workstation drives, UNC server paths, and macros are valid.

In general, you should specify a path if possible. If you enter the filename only, Application Launcher/Explorer will search all directories specified in the workstation's PATH environment variable. If it does not find a matching filename, it will assume the file doesn't exist and create it in the first directory specified in the PATH variable.

Change
To add a change to a file that is in the Text Files list, select the file, click Add > Change to display the Edit Text File dialog box. Make the desired changes. Click Help in the Edit Text File dialog box for information about each of the dialog box fields.

You can add multiple modifications to a text file. For example, you may want to make one modification that replaces text in the file and another modification that adds text to the end of the file. Each modification you add is displayed beneath the text file in the Text Files list.

Modify
To change the name of a text file, select the file in the Text Files tree > click Modify > enter the new name.

To edit one of the text file's modifications, select the modification in the Text Files tree > click Modify to display the Edit Text File dialog box > make the desired changes. Click Help in the Edit Text File dialog box for information about each of the dialog box fields.

Delete
In the Text File tree, select the text file or text file modification you want to delete > click Delete.

Distribution Options
Use these options to set individual distribution options for text files and text file modifications. The options change depending on whether you have selected a text file or a text file modification in the Text Files tree.

No Reboot Needed If Modified
This option appears only when you have selected a text file. Check this option if you don't want users to reboot after you make changes to the selected text file. The Reboot and Prompt Reboot options on the Distribution Options > Options page override this setting.
Move Up / Move Down
These options appear only when you have selected a text file modification. Click Move Up or Move Down to position the modification according to the order in which you want it applied.
Distribute Always
By default, Application Launcher/Explorer will distribute the text file modifications defined in the Text Files list at the following times:

To force Application Launcher/Explorer to distribute a text file modification each time the application is launched, select the modification in the Text Files list > check Distribute Always.

If the user has a NALCACHE directory on his or her local machine, Application Launcher/Explorer uses the information stored in the NALCACHE directory to make the modification. If the user does not have a NALCACHE directory (for example, the user is running Application Launcher/Explorer through a terminal server client session) or if writing to the cache has been disabled for the user (User object > Application Launcher tab > Launcher Config tab > Enable Writing to Cache option), Application Launcher/Explorer uses the information stored in Novell eDirectoryTM.

Track Distribution Per User
If you have implemented roaming user profiles, use this option to ensure that particular text file modifications are distributed to each workstation a user logs in to. You should enable this option for all modifications that are not saved as part of roaming user profiles.

In the Text Files list, select the desired modification > check Track Distribution Per User.


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