Starting programs from terminal

[Addiosamigo]

Is this possible? I tried start chrome.exe but nothing happens.

I know the task schedule works but i wouldn't be able to start something if i hadnt created a task. What is terminal normally used for?

Thanks

[Paul]

I use the terminal to diagnose file changes, execute batch processes that collect, archive and move some recorded sessions, disconnect a locked Remote Desktop session, and many more. You are looking only at the limitation right now, try thinking a bit for uses and I'm sure you'll come up with something. Basically anything batch, vbs script, console applications will work.

[ryzenyui]

I've tried using "Terminal" to execute program from my mobile (iPhone) to my laptop (XP). The program doesn't start in desktop but when you check "Task Manager" it is already running in "Processes" tab. Any idea what is happening here?

[Paul]

Yes. You cannot have a windows service interact with a user's sessions. Ask yourself the following questions:

 

• On what user session the service should start the application?
• What if there are multiple user's logged in?
• Does a windows service really need to know about a user, afterall it's a service not an application.

You want to create a scheduled task that is set to impersonate a user and start an application. You will also want to set it's schedule to manual, then invoke it from the mobile app.

 

Good luck.

[ryzenyui]

Thanks for clarifying this one. I hope they can develop a feature/command someday that will run any program on a computer.

[Paul]

You should create a thread about this in Feature Requests.