Desktop launcher for VMWare VMX?

I am setting up my PC with Ubuntu-Mate 18.04.2 & have a windows guest all ready to use.
If I start VMWare it is there & runs fine, no problem there.

What I seek is the way to make a desktop launcher that will start the app with the VMX file open.

I tried just making & using a link to the VMX file itself, but it didn't work.

I've also searched as much as I could think of, but the searches seem to be too general & return unrelated results for me.

Thanks for any helpful replies !!