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

Stieven · 2018-06-19

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 · 2018-06-19

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 · 2018-06-20

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 · 2018-06-19

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 · 2018-06-19

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

Slawek_Guzek · 2018-06-19

try it

Stieven · 2018-06-20

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

Stieven · 2018-06-20

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 · 2018-06-20

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 · 2018-06-20

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 · 2018-06-20

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 · 2018-06-20

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

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