In 2015, I wrote a script for MDT to ease application deployment, since then I’ve never stopped to enhance and debug it. It has matured to a point where I can’t work without it and have used it in every single professional project I’ve worked on.
Today, I’m very glad to share the new version (12.1) of this tool with all of you, It’s called the revenger release and here is what it has to offer:
Application launcher allow to install MDT application by taking care of all the painful tasks that comes with advanced application deployment without writing any code or complex command line. You basically specify the applications you need to install and the script will handle everything else for you.
So if you need to do one or more of the following tasks in your app deployment but, are only willing to spend 2 minutes on it (not more!!!), application launcher is for you :
- Installing multiple applications at once.
- Launching installation only if some requirement are met.
- Executing some vbs/ps1 commands before or after installation.
- Managing accordingly x86 and x64 version of an application.
- Doing some custom action based on MDT properties.
- Silently install an application without knowing the silent switch.
- Getting console output from your scripts/application in the log files.
- Deploying a script as an application backed with all MDT properties and functions
- and much more.
Improvements:
- MDT’s event share is no more required
- script is now located in %ScriptRoot%, so no needs to copy it with every apps
- Can be used as the backbone of your custom scripts (you don’t even need to install an app)
- support custom actions in VB script and Powershell (You decide!)
- logs are now stored in MNINT\SMSODLOGS
- Now on Github (because it’s 2018 bro!)
- Full Support, unlike a fair amount of stuffs published here, I will provide support for this tool if you have problems/bugs/suggestions.
If you d‘like to test it or want to review in detail how it will save you time, I’ve updated the original post here.
Have fun, Feedback are warmly welcome !