[THIN] Re: automating RDP connections
- From: Jon Spriggs <jon.spriggs@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:48:46 +0100
Yep
On 05/07/05, Lilley, Brian <brian.lilley@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> thanks John, much appreciated.. interesting about .net having problems. were
> the problems relating to COM interop?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jon Spriggs
> Sent: 05 July 2005 13:34
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: automating RDP connections
>
> Brian,
>
> I use the ActiveX object within a VBScript file in some instances,
> which seems to do everything you should need for a webpage or VB
> application, and use the MSTSC.exe with a RDP file for others, so here
> are a few tricks I picked up.
>
> 1) Unpack the CAB file and register the OCX file from somewhere on
> your local machine. We made the mistake of registering it on a server,
> which when it crashed, all our users were unable to log in to any of
> the terminal servers!
> 2) You can't easily make it provide the password in VB Script,
> although it appears to be possible. I'd suggest using VB6 if you'll be
> auto-authenticating, as each different version of Visual Studio.net
> has different problems with the MSRDP.OCX file.
> 3) You can pretty much define most of the aspects of your connection
> using VBScript or VB - however, if you want to provide just an icon,
> you can create an "RDP" file within the XP Terminal Services Client,
> mark it read only and then create a short cut to that file.
>
> Hope that helps :)
>
> Jon
>
> On 05/07/05, Lilley, Brian <brian.lilley@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I think I've found the answer... the ActiveX object...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> > Of Lilley, Brian
> > Sent: 05 July 2005 12:14
> > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [THIN] automating RDP connections
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi list!
> >
> > Do you know of a tool/interface where I can automate the creation of a
> > (Microsoft) Terminal Server Client Configuration file (*.rdp) - Including
> > setting credentials and the Encrypted password. - Or even better, do you
> > know of a tool/interface where I can create a terminal server session -
> > without the requirement for user intervention - and ideally - where I can
> > get feedback should the connection fail to be established.
> >
> > Cheers, Brian
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