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You cannot specify a UPN address, which includes the domain. To specify
the domain, you can use the domainName query part in the URI.
To specify a port number, use the following syntax:
server-address:port-number
path-part
Species the desktop or application. Use the desktop display name or
application display name. This name is the one specied in Horizon
Administrator when the desktop or application pool was created. If the
display name has a space in it, use the %20 encoding mechanism to represent
the space.
query-part
Species the conguration options to use or the desktop or application
actions to perform. Queries are not case-sensitive. To use multiple queries,
use an ampersand (&) between the queries. If queries conict with each
other, the last query in the list is used. Use the following syntax:
query1=value1[&query2=value2...]
Supported Queries
This topic lists the queries that are supported for this type of Horizon Client. If you are creating URIs for
multiple types of clients, such as desktop clients and mobile clients, see the Using VMware Horizon Client
guide for each type of client system.
action
Table 3‑2. Values That Can Be Used With the action Query
Value Description
browse
Displays a list of available desktops and applications hosted on the
specied server. You are not required to specify a desktop or
application when using this action.
start-session
Opens the specied desktop or application. If no action query is
provided and the desktop or application name is provided,
start-session is the default action.
reset
Shuts down and restarts the specied desktop or remote
application. Unsaved data is lost. Reseing a remote desktop is the
equivalent of pressing the Reset buon on a physical PC.
restart
Shuts down and restarts the specied desktop. Restarting a remote
desktop is the equivalent of the Windows operating system restart
command. The operating system usually prompts the user to save
any unsaved data before it restarts.
logoff
Logs the user out of the guest operating system in the remote
desktop. If you specify an application, the action is ignored or the
end user sees the warning message "Invalid URI action."
args
Species command-line arguments to add to remote application launch. Use
the syntax args=value, where value is a string. Use percent encoding for the
following characters:
n
For a colon (:), use %3A
n
For a back slash (\), use %5C
n
For a space ( ), use %20
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