[THIN] Re: Published applications in a mixed OS environment

  • From: "Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:01:29 -0500

Hmm wonder if the command line is redirecting OK but the working directory
isn't.  Wonder if you could leave it off.

Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com


On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:49 AM, George Wasgatt <gwasgatt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  We upgraded our farm to Presentation Manager 4.5 and added a new server
> running Windows 2003 Standard x64.  We want to load balance across the
> entire farm so we loaded our standard set of applications on the server.  We
> immediately ran into a problem – some of the applications were loaded into
> the subdirectory c:\program files (x86) rather than into c:\program files
> like they were on the 32 bit servers.
>
>
>
> I thought I could just change the published application to something like
> this:
>
>
>
> Command line:
>
>   "%programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE"
>
>
>
> Working Directory:
>
>   %programfiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12
>
>
>
> After testing this it starts OK on the 32 bit servers but fails on the 64
> bit server with this error message (note: I named the published application
> Excel 64):
>
>
>
> "Excel 64" Failed to start.
>
> The Citrix server is unable to process your request.
>
> Please try again.  If the problem persists,  contact your administrator.
>
>
>
> But, if I hit OK on this message and launch the application again it starts
> just fine.
>
>
>
> George Wasgatt
>
> Network Administrator
>
> ProHealth Physicians
>
> 4 Farm Spring Rd.
>
> Farmington, CT 06032
>
> Phone: 860-284-5264
>
>
>

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