Drives/Ports

This property page determines the drive mappings and port captures for the application. When a user launches the application (through the Application object), Novell^® Application Launcher^TM establishes the drive mappings and port captures before launching the application. This functionality requires the Novell Client^TM to be installed on the workstation.

For example, suppose you've set up a database application to run from drive W:. To ensure that W: is mapped to the location of the application, you could map drive W: to the server, volume, and directory where the application exists. When Application Launcher runs the application, it establishes the drive mapping according to the conditions defined when setting up the drive mapping.

Or, maybe users need access to a network location to store files created with a word processor. If you map a drive, the drive mapping becomes active as soon as the application runs.

By default, drive mappings and port captures are released when the user closes the application. If several launched applications use the same drive mappings or port captures, the drive mappings and port captures aren't released until the last application terminates. If you don't want drive mappings and port captures released, you must deselect the Clean Up Network Resources option (Run Options > Environment page).

Drives to Be Mapped
The Drives to Be Mapped list displays all drives that will be mapped before the application is launched.

Add
Click Add to display the Drive to Be Mapped dialog box. Specify the appropriate information for the drive mapping. Click the Help button in the dialog box for descriptions of each field.

Modify
Select a drive mapping in the Drives to Be Mapped list, then click Modify to display the Drive to be Mapped dialog box. Change the drive mapping information as needed. Click the Help button in the dialog box for descriptions of each field.

Delete
Select a drive mapping in the Drives to Be Mapped list, then click Delete to remove the mapped drive.

Ports to Be Captured
The Ports to Be Captured list displays all ports that will be captured before the application is launched.

Add
Click Add to display the Ports to Be Captured dialog box. Specify the appropriate information to capture the port. Click the Help button in the dialog box for descriptions of each field.

Modify
Select a port capture in the Ports to Be Captured list, then click Modify to display the Ports to be Captured dialog box. Change the capture information as needed. Click the Help button in the dialog box for descriptions of each field.

Delete
Select a port capture in the Ports to Be Captured list, then click Delete to remove the captured port.

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