RunPrograminGuest not working with VIX_RUNPROGRAM_ACTIVATE_WINDOW

[Sanket Panchamia]

Hi,

I know there have been multiple issues regarding the RunPrograminGuest API. I couldnt find anyone in the forum that could answer my query.

This one came really close and i tried the same steps but to no avail

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vmwaretasks/LCpBNHj-c4I

This is the code i use along with the VMWareTasks library

            // declare a virtual host

            VMWareVirtualHost virtualHost = new VMWareVirtualHost();

            // connect to a local (VMWare Workstation) virtual machine

            virtualHost.ConnectToVMWareWorkstation();

            // open an existing virtual machine

            VMWareVirtualMachine virtualMachine = virtualHost.Open("C:\\Users\\sapancha\\Documents\\Virtual Machines\\Windows 7 x86\\Windows 7 x86.vmx");

            // power on this virtual machine

            virtualMachine.PowerOn();

            // wait for tools to launch

            virtualMachine.WaitForToolsInGuest();

            // login to the virtual machine

            virtualMachine.LoginInGuest("username", "password");

            // run notepad

            virtualMachine.RunProgramInGuest("C:\\Windows\\system32\\notepad.exe ", string.Empty, Constants.VIX_RUNPROGRAM_ACTIVATE_WINDOW, 10);

The code runs fine but on the VM, the notepad doesnt run in an active window but i can see it as a process in my Task Manager. Not sure what else i can do to get over this.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Sanket

[Daniel Doubrovkine]

You cannot see it, it targets a different desktop (not desktop 0). I think there's nothing you can do about this.

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