Is there a way to start an RDP connection from NAV2017?

Stieven

We want to start an RDP conection from NAV 2017. But we have no idea, if it is possible or what is the best way to do it.

Slawek_Guzek

You can start mstsc.exe using the Process .NET var

//Process  System.Diagnostics.Process.'System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'
Process := Process.Process;
Process.StartInfo.FileName := 'C:\Windows\System32\mstsc.exe'; //
//optional Process.StartInfo.Arguments := 'connection path + file (.RDP)';
Process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute := FALSE;
Process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput := TRUE;
Process.Start();
Process.WaitForExit();

Slawek_Guzek

No, I do not to put any code on pages, with the exception of code directly manipulating page properties. The code lives in a codeunit. But where it is located does not make any difference to whether it works, or not .

Just a note - the Process var should be marked as RunOnClient=Yes, as you do want to run the process on client machine, not on the server. You might also want to remove the Process.WaitForExit(); line

Slawek_Guzek

You can start mstsc.exe using the Process .NET var

//Process  System.Diagnostics.Process.'System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089'
Process := Process.Process;
Process.StartInfo.FileName := 'C:\Windows\System32\mstsc.exe'; //
//optional Process.StartInfo.Arguments := 'connection path + file (.RDP)';
Process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute := FALSE;
Process.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput := TRUE;
Process.Start();
Process.WaitForExit();

Stieven

So I can set this code under a page action and when I call the action the RDP will start?

Slawek_Guzek

try it

Stieven

I want to create the local variable Process but when I want to select the dotnet assembly the typelist is empty.

Stieven

I found a solution, I now start in the system assembly enselect then the right type in the type list.
Selecting the full path of the assembly directly doesn't work for me.

Stieven

I tried your solution but the program crashes when I tried it. It looked like the program was in an infite loop. I tried to debug the code but when I jumped to the second line of code the debugger crashes.

Slawek_Guzek

Read the Process class documentation, learn what parameters do, play with them to get desired results. I am using this code to start various (command line) executables and scripts from NAV, it works for me.

Stieven

Do you call this code from a page action? Beceause we tried this code but we can not get it to work.
It crashes on the first line of the code Process :=Process.Process .

Slawek_Guzek

No, I do not to put any code on pages, with the exception of code directly manipulating page properties. The code lives in a codeunit. But where it is located does not make any difference to whether it works, or not .

Just a note - the Process var should be marked as RunOnClient=Yes, as you do want to run the process on client machine, not on the server. You might also want to remove the Process.WaitForExit(); line