Version Management

When you install an application, the CygNet Client Installer creates a folder for the application (typically under the CygNet\Clients folder) and adds a shortcut for the application to the CygNet group on the Start menu. It also downloads the icon file for the application from the BSS.

When the CygNet shortcut is clicked, it starts the Version Manager (BSSVM.exe), which in turn verifies file versions and then starts the application. Below are two sample CygNet shortcuts: the first is the standard installed shortcut, the second is also accurate.

C:\CygNet\Clients\BSSVM.exe MYSITE.APPS CLIENTS -aCStudio.APP

 

C:\CygNet\Clients\BSSVM.exe MYSITE.APPS CLIENTS -rCStudio\CStudio.rsp -pCStudio\CStudio.exe
Shortcut Component Description

C:\CygNet\Clients\BSSVM.exe

The path to the CygNet Version Manager.

MYSITE.APPS

The name of the Blob service (BSS) from which the application was installed.

CLIENTS

The name of Application Folder in the Blob service (BSS) from which the application was installed.

-aCStudio.APP

The Version Manager command-line parameter:

  • -a denotes the path to and the name of the application's .app file.

Note: With -a no -r or -p is required since the .app specifies the -r and the -p. See Application Definition File for more information.

-rCVision\CVision.rsp

The Version Manager command-line parameter:

  • -r denotes the path to and name of the application’s .rsp file.

-pCVision\CVision.exe

The Version Manager command-line parameter:

  • -p denotes the path to and name of the application’s executable file.

If you want the CygNet shortcut to point to a different BSS, you can use the CygNet Client Installer to reinstall the application from the new BSS or manually edit the BSS component of the shortcut.

Application Command-Line Parameters

Command-line parameters can be specified in the CygNet shortcut. To do so, include the parameter(s) after the executable name.

Example

If you want CygNet Vision to start with a screen stored in the BSS open, include the file parameter as follows:

-rCVision\CVision.rsp -pCVision\CVision.exe \\MYSITE.BSS\SCREENS\MAINMENU.csf, CygNet Vision

This parameter opens CygNet Vision and the "Main Menu" screen from the Screens group in the MYSITE.BSS.