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AutoIt RDP connect

Having some issues figuring out automation for RDP on win10. Would appreciate any tips you guys got.

What I am trying to accomplish:

Use an AutoIt script to:

  1. Open a remote desktop connection

  2. Check 'Don't ask me again for connections to this computer', click connect

  3. Allow for remote desktop to load

  4. Disconnect

Attempted to run the remote desktop connection with mstsc.exe, but got the error

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The shortcut name is

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My code so far

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Have also tried Run("C:\Users\Public\Desktop\RDP Consoles\administrator@windows-1") to no avail.

Anyone know why I am getting this error? Or of a better way to perform this task?

Solution

  • Run() actually starts a cmd process, so you have to obey the rules of cmd too.

    cmd expects filenames with spaces (and some other "poison chars") to be quoted (and it has to be double-qoutes). In your example, you run mstsc with two parameters: C:\Users\Public\Desktop\RDP and Consoles\administrator@windows-1. To make it one parameter, quote it. Best practice: also quote any paths or filenames (to again avoid problems with spaces):

    $x=Run('"C:\Windows\system32\mstsc.exe" "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\RDP Consoles\administrator@windows-1.rdp"', '')