The Launch Applications panel allows you to administer the properties of a launch item.
The Launch Applications panel contains the following controls:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Add Application | Clicking Add Application creates a new item in the Launch Applications list and in the Launch Application menu. |
| Application name | The Application Name field displays the name of the application. |
| Launch Applications | The Launch Applications list displays all the launch items.
Note You can rename the launch item by clicking on the corresponding launch items. |
| File, Folder or URL to launch
File, folder, or URL to launch |
Use the File, Folder or URL to launch field to type a filename or a folder name. Alternatively, you can use Browse to navigate to either a filename or a folder.
If you select or enter a folder name instead of a filename, the remaining fields on the Application Launch menu remains inactive, as you cannot apply these properties to browse the folder launch items.
Note File, Folder, or URL to Launch, Parameters to Pass, and Default Directory to support the use of environment variables. |
| Description | Use the Description field to provide a short description of the launch application. The description text provides the user a hint about the purpose of the launch item button. |
| Parameters to pass | Use the Parameters to Pass field to enter additional values on the command line to a given third party application. |
| Default Directory
Default directory |
Use the Default Directory field to assign a default directory when executing a launch item, or select the directory in the Default Directory field.
Note This launch item property is important for any third-party application that internally requires relative paths to its own execution location to reference the dependent components. |
| Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Add | Clicking Add creates a new item in the Launch Applications list and in the Launch Application menu. |
| Remove | Clicking Remove removes the launch item from the Launch Application list and from the Launch Application menu. |
| Up | Clicking Up moves the selected launch item above its current position in the Launch Application field and the Launch Application menu. |
| Down | Clicking Down moves the selected launch item below its current position in the Launch Application field and the Launch Application menu. |
| Test | Clicking Test verifies that the launch item. It passes the filename or the browse folder, parameters, and default directory information to the ShellExecute Windows API. Therefore, it allows you to determine whether the application launches as expected. |