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gwardell
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 Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:25 pm Post subject: <desktop_name> question |
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Hi,
The RUN command says that the 4th parameter can be <Desktop> or <Window Station>\<Desktop>. But doesn't say any more than this.
Is there any more documentation on what this is and how this works?
The reason I'm asking is I'd like to run a program on a windows server on my LAN from a script on my workstation. |
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FreezingFire
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| Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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I read the part of the help file and indeed it is unclear:
| Quote: | | If the parameter is neither WAIT or PIPE it is treated as a <desktop_name> string. This specifies either the name of the desktop only or the name of both the window station and desktop for the program to run on. A backslash in the string indicates that the string includes both desktop and window station names. Otherwise, the string is interpreted as just a desktop name. |
However, I don't think it would be easily possible to remotely execute a
program or script using VDS, which is what I think you are saying you are
trying to do. In the past I tried to do this and couldn't make it work. 
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gwardell
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| Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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Hi FreezingFire,
Even if it doesn't do what I want I'm still wondering what the parameter does and how it works.
However, <window station> would seem to be the same as the netbios machine name and <desktop> might be the same as the windows profile name, or user name (which the desktop is under), but without some further explanation it's hard to say. So it is indeed intriguing. |
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FreezingFire
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| Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Honestly, I can't say myself what exactly this parameter does.
But, as you are, I'm insterested in what it does too. 
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vdsalchemist
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Hi All,
Windows has the ability to have multiple desktop views. So you can have virtually as many desktops as you want on a Workstation and switch between them. The extra parameter is to allow you to run a program on 1 of those virtual desktops. If you have an ATI or Nvidia video card they support multiple desktop views. This has nothing to do with networking.
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