We have recently had to ThinApp an updated version of a program for one of our clients. The previous capture was done by another company and we do not have access to the build files, so we are starting anew.
The ThinApp was done on a clean workstation and Office 2010 is installed natively on the server. (This is how it ran with the earlier version as well)
The application runs fine with the exception of some of the reports which require an excel template. When the report is run, theyfail stating it could not see the report file ie. C:\appname\Reports\rptfiles\History.rpt
These rpt files are part of the application and are contained within the ThinApp.
When I run process explorer I can see Excel being launched and it coming back with a PATH NOT FOUND to the same rpt file name
Excel would not launch at all from the program until I added
VirtualizeExternalOutOfProcessCOM=0
I currently have the following added as well for testing, however they have no impact.
ChildProcessEnvironmentExceptions=EXCEL.EXE
ChildProcessEnvironmentDefault=Virtual
I have tried setting all the ##Attributes in the folder paths to the report files to merged, however it has had no effect.
I'm assuming since the excel is running outside the virtual file space it does not have visibility to access the report file within the thinapp.
Does anyone know how I can have Excel launch externally yet still have access to the virtual file space?