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How to Upgrade a Virtual Application by Using the Command Line How to Upgrade a Virtual Application by Using the Command Line jamiejdt 83c97767-6ea1-42aa-b411-ccc9fa61cf81 mdop, appcompat, virtualization deploy library w8 06/16/2016

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.

     

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

    Value Description

    pathtosourceSPRJ

    Specifies the directory location of the virtual application to be upgraded.

    pathtoUpgradeInstaller

    Specifies the Windows Installer or a batch file that will be used to install an upgrade to the application.

    pathtodecodefolder

    Specify the directory in which to unpack the SFT file.

    pathtodestinationSPRJ

    Specifies the path and file name of the SPRJ file that will be created.

     

  4. Press Enter.

How to Create or Upgrade Virtual Applications Using the App-V Sequencer

Sequencer Command-Line Error Codes

Sequencer Command-Line Parameters