App-v client 5.0 sp2 for RDS, Excel 2007, ESSBase add-in, win 2012 server R2 Excel crashes

Question

Hi,
I'm trying to make following work (with no success for now). 
Issue
> Excel crashed when It loads the ESSBase’s (xla or xll) add-in.
For the purpose of my tests, I’m handling the app-v packages using the powershell commandlets
(no SCCM / no App-V Infrastructure)
Environment
On top of a Win 2012 r2 remote desktop session host server, I :
- installed App-V 5.0 SP2 client for RDS
- (added/published globally) Excel as a packaged app-v app
- (added/published globally) ESSBase as a packaged app-v app 
- (added/Enabled it Globally) a Connection Group (witch includes both the above appv packages)
Connection group’s XML looks like below :
Commandlets I'm using :
import-module
appvclient
#Add packages
 Add-AppvClientPackage
-Path C:\ExcelEss\EXcel\EXcel.appv    
 -DynamicDeploymentConfiguration
C:\ExcelEss\EXcel\Excel_DeploymentConfig.xml
 Add-AppvClientPackage
-Path C:\ExcelEss\ESSBASE\ESSBASE.appv
 -DynamicDeploymentConfiguration
C:\ExcelEss\ESSBASE\ESSBASE_DeploymentConfig.xml  
#Publish packages Globally
 Publish-AppvClientPackage
-Global -Name
Excel
 Publish-AppvClientPackage
-Global -Name
ESSBASE
#Publish Group
 Get-AppvClientPackage
| Stop-AppvClientPackage
 Add-AppvClientConnectionGroup
C:\ExcelEss\MyTestGroup1.xml
| `
 Enable-AppvClientConnectionGroup
-Global
Any help please ?
MCTS Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration

Answer 1

Issue fixed, details below
Upgrade to App-V SP3
- upgrade of the App-V Client for RDS from version 5.0 SP2 to 5.0 SP3 (RDS VM)
- uninstall of the App-V 5.0 SP2 sequencer and install of the App-V 5.0 sequencer SP3 
  (App-V Sequencer VM)
Sequencing
- Install/Sequencing of Excel 2007 as a 1st distinct App-V Package
- Install/Sequencing of Oracle ESSBase  Excel Add-In as a 2nd distinct App-V Package
   > I chose type: Add-On or Plugin (second option)
      *this time I forced Oracle Add-In to install under C:\Prog~files (x86)\Oracle
          and no more under
C:\Oracle  
- *at the end of the add-In package’s sequencing phase I ensured to have
mscomctl.ocx
   somewhere on the sequencer VM and then run a cmd then
‘regsvr32 mscomctl.ocx’
when editing the Connection Group’s XML file, I updated the schema
from
xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2010/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup
to
xmlns=http://schemas.microsoft.com/appv/2014/virtualapplicationconnectiongroup
Explanation:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn858700.aspx#BKMK_update_schema_cg
Deployment
Add-AppvClientPackage -Path .\Excel\Excel.appv
Add-AppvClientPackage -Path .\ESSBase\ESSBase.appv
Publish-AppvClientPackage -Global ESSBase
Publish-AppvClientPackage -Global Excel
Add-AppvClientConnectionGroup -Path .\MyTestGroup1.xml
Enable-AppvClientConnectionGroup –Global
Although I modified couple of things at once (see red stars above) in this last attempt
to make this work - I can't really distinguish what step fixed it but - I guess the upgrade to SP3 was a must do step anyway -
Working !
Thanks. 
MCTS Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration