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Pmorg73
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Luanch PBI in PAD - Store Desktop file location?

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I am trying to build a small PAD flow to laucnh several programs when I get to work. I have googled but canot seem to find where the store version of PBI stores is luanch exe file? Any ideas?

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Hi everyone.  Thanks for the help.

 

I posted the same thread on the PAD forum and the solution that best works was to actually send keys

 

1. 'Send keys' {LWin} (Windows key)

2. 'Send keys' Power BI

3. 'Send keys' {Return} (Enter)

 

 

This worked. someone else recommended " mspbi: " URI scheme. But I did not test this one as the previous one was already working for me.

 

Thanks again

 

Phil

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Pmorg73
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Hi everyone.  Thanks for the help.

 

I posted the same thread on the PAD forum and the solution that best works was to actually send keys

 

1. 'Send keys' {LWin} (Windows key)

2. 'Send keys' Power BI

3. 'Send keys' {Return} (Enter)

 

 

This worked. someone else recommended " mspbi: " URI scheme. But I did not test this one as the previous one was already working for me.

 

Thanks again

 

Phil

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amitchandak
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@Pmorg73 , I think for that you might have to prefer the download version as you have better control over that.

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