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

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@gmail.com> 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