Environment

This property page specifies the workstation environment that Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer will create before running the application on the workstation.

Run
Select the application's initial window size: Normal, Minimized, Maximized, or Hidden. In Hidden mode, the application will run normally without a user interface available. This is useful if you want the application to process something then go away without user intervention. For example, you could use it for the Remote Control agent if you don't want it to appear in the taskbar.

Windows NT/2000/XP
Use these options to specify how applications run on Windows* NT*/2000/XP workstations.

Run 16-Bit Applications in Windows on Windows Session
If you are setting up a 16-bit application to run on Windows NT/2000/XP, specify either a shared or separate Windows on Windows (WOW) session. To run on Windows NT/2000/XP, 16-bit applications must run in a Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) that emulates Windows 3.1 functionality. 16-bit Windows applications can run in their own separate WOW sessions or they can share a WOW session with other 16-bit applications. Sharing a WOW session saves memory and allows applications to use DDE or OLE to communicate with other applications in the same WOW session. Running an application in its own separate WOW session allows for more robust operation because the application is isolated from other 16-bit applications. Because some applications do not run properly in a separate WOW session, the default option is to run the 16-bit Windows application in a shared WOW session.

Executable Security Level
Select one of the following security levels for the application:

Clean Up Network Resources
Check this option to remove network connections, drive mappings, and port captures that were established for running the application. If this option is not selected, the network resources remain in effect. If the resource is already in use when Application Launcher/Explorer starts the application, it is not cleaned up until all other distributed applications are finished using it. If distributed applications are still running when Application Launcher/Explorer is terminated, the allocated resources remain intact.

This option applies only if the Application object is configured to run an application, meaning that there is a file listed in the Path to File option (Run Options tab > Application page). If the Application object is configured to install an application (Run Options tab > Application page > Install Only option), this option does not apply.

Monitor Module Name
When an application is launched, Application Launcher/Explorer monitors the executable of the application. When the executable terminates, the process of cleaning up network resources begins. However, it's possible that the executable filename is actually a "wrapper" that sets up environments, runs other executables, and then terminates. If Application Launcher/Explorer monitors the wrapper executable, it might prematurely start cleaning up network resources before the application has terminated. Consult your application documentation about whether the application uses a wrapper executable. If it does, find out the name of the module that remains running. Type this name (without the extension) in the text box provided.


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