App-V 5.0: PowerShell VE launcher.

Quick little script to enable you to launch local apps into a VE. Can be run of two ways:

Prompts the user for an App-V app and then the local executable to launch into the VE.

Accepts command line arguments to launch the specified exe into the specified VE.

Import-Module AppvClient
if($args.Count -ne 2) {
	$action = Read-Host "App-V app to launch into (type 'list' for a list of apps):"

	while($action -eq "list") {
		$apps = Get-AppvClientPackage
		foreach($i in $apps){ $i.Name }
		$action = Read-Host "App-V app to launch into (type 'list' for a list of apps):"
	}

	try {
		$apps = Get-AppvClientPackage $action
	}
	catch {
		Write-Host ("Failed to get App-V package with the following error: "+$_)
	}

	$strCmd = Read-Host "Local app to launch into VE:"

	try {
		Start-AppvVirtualProcess -AppvClientObject $app -FilePath $strCmd
	}
	catch {
		Write-Host ("Failed to launch VE with following error: "+$_)
	}
}else{
	$app = Get-AppvClientPackage $args[0]
	Start-AppvVirtualProcess -AppvClientObject $app -FilePath $args[1]
}

Usage:

1. Prompt-mode: AppV-Launcher.ps1
2. CMDLine Mode: AppV-Launcher.ps1 TortoiseHg C:\Windows\Notepad.exe

Note: The arguments are positional, so it must be Virtual App then Local Executable in that order otherwise it will fail. There is no try/catch on the CMDLine mode as it expects you to know what you are doing (and want as much information about what went wrong as possible) and there is no risk of damage.