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Table 2‑1. Values That Can Be Used With the action Query (Continued)
Value Description
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
n
For a double quotation mark ("), use %22
For example, to specify the lename "My new file.txt" for the Notepad++
application, use %22My%20new%20file.txt%22.
appProtocol
For remote applications, valid values are PCOIP and BLAST. For example, to
specify PCoIP, use the syntax appProtocol=PCOIP.
connectUSBOnInsert
Connects a USB device to the foreground virtual desktop when you plug in
the device. This query is implicitly set if you specify the unattended query. To
use this query, you must set the action query to start-session or else not
have an action query. Valid values are true and false. An example of the
syntax is connectUSBOnInsert=true.
connectUSBOnStartup
Redirects all USB devices that are currently connected to the client system to
the desktop. This query is implicitly set if you specify the unattended query.
To use this query, you must set the action query to start-session or else not
have an action query. Valid values are true and false. An example of the
syntax is connectUSBOnStartup=true.
desktopLayout
Sets the size of the window that displays a remote desktop. To use this query,
you must set the action query to start-session or else not have an action
query.
Table 2‑2. Valid Values for the desktopLayout Query
Value Description
fullscreen
Full screen on all connected external monitors. This value is
the default.
windowLarge
Large window.
windowSmall
Small window.
WxH
Custom resolution, where you specify the width by height,
in pixels. An example of the syntax is
desktopLayout=1280x800.
desktopProtocol
For remote desktops, valid values are RDP, PCOIP, and BLAST. For example, to
specify PCoIP, use the syntax desktopProtocol=PCOIP.
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