Windows App Scripts

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You create new scripts in the NetMan Center. To open the NetMan Center, double-click on the NetMan Tools shortcut on your Windows desktop. The following description explains how to create a Windows App script – that is, a Script that launches a Windows app:

 

1. Open the script view: Click on Scripts in the sidebar to open the Scripts view:

 

2. Select script type: In the selection window, you select Windows app.

 

3. New: Click on the New button in the ribbon:

 

4. Enter a name: In the Create a new NetMan script dialog, enter a name for the script in the Name field and, if desired, a description in the Description field.

 

warning Tick the box next to Open the new object in the editor to have the Script automatically opened in the Script Editor. Otherwise, you must start the script editor manually after creating the script.

 

5. Create the script: Click on the Create button. If you ticked the box next to Open the new object in the editor, the Script Editor now opens automatically with this Script loaded for editing. Otherwise, double-click on the Script to open it in the Script Editor manually.

 

6. Open Windows App page: Open the Windows App page.

 

7. Select Windows app: On the Windows app page, next to Windows app, click the Select button.

 

8. In the Select a Windows App dialog, select an existing Windows app and click OK.

 

9. Save script: In the ribbon, click on Save to save the script.

 

tip Click on Save and close if you want to save the script and close the Script Editor.

 

The script is now available in NetMan Desktop Manager and can be added to any or all of your collections. For details on creating Collections, see "Creating Collections“. You can also create Collections directly from the entries in the Start menu. In this case, you specify the desired collection contents and NetMan Desktop Manager creates the scripts automatically. For details on creating collections, see "Create from the Start Menu“.