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title: How to Upgrade a Virtual Application by Using the Command Line
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# How to Upgrade a Virtual Application by Using the Command Line


Use the following procedure to upgrade a virtual application by using a command line.

**To upgrade a virtual application**

1.  On the computer that is running the Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer, to open the command prompt, select **Start**, **Run**, and type **cmd**. Click **OK**.

2.  At the command prompt, specify the location where the App-V Sequencer is installed. For example, at the command prompt, you could type the following: **cd C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Application Virtualization Sequencer**.

3.  At the command prompt, type the following command, replacing the text in quotation marks with your values:

    `SFTSequencer /UPGRADE:“pathtosourceSPRJ” /INSTALLPACKAGE:“pathtoUpgradeInstaller” /DECODEPATH:”pathtodecodefolder” /OUTPUTFILE:“pathtodestinationSPRJ”`

    **Note**  
    You can specify additional parameters by using the command line, depending on the complexity of the application you are upgrading. For a complete list of parameters that are available for use with the App-V Sequencer, see [Sequencer Command-Line Parameters](sequencer-command-line-parameters.md).

     

    Use the value descriptions in the following table to help you determine the actual text you will use in the preceding command.

    <table>
    <colgroup>
    <col width="50%" />
    <col width="50%" />
    </colgroup>
    <thead>
    <tr class="header">
    <th align="left">Value</th>
    <th align="left">Description</th>
    </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
    <tr class="odd">
    <td align="left"><p><em>pathtosourceSPRJ</em></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Specifies the directory location of the virtual application to be upgraded.</p></td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="even">
    <td align="left"><p><em>pathtoUpgradeInstaller</em></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Specifies the Windows Installer or a batch file that will be used to install an upgrade to the application.</p></td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="odd">
    <td align="left"><p><em>pathtodecodefolder</em></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Specify the directory in which to unpack the SFT file.</p></td>
    </tr>
    <tr class="even">
    <td align="left"><p><em>pathtodestinationSPRJ</em></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Specifies the path and file name of the SPRJ file that will be created.</p></td>
    </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>

     

4.  Press **Enter**.

## Related topics


[How to Create or Upgrade Virtual Applications Using the App-V Sequencer](how-to-create-or-upgrade-virtual-applications-using--the-app-v-sequencer.md)

[Sequencer Command-Line Error Codes](sequencer-command-line-error-codes.md)

[Sequencer Command-Line Parameters](sequencer-command-line-parameters.md)