Question

Is there any way to open RDP Connection window using jquery(client side) ?

My jquery code is given below,

$(function () {
        $(".RDPLink1").live('click', function () {
            var IPAddress = $(this).attr('id');  // ip or name of computer to connect

            $.ajax({
                type: 'post',
                cache: false,
                data: { strIPAddress: IPAddress },
                url: '<%=Url.Action("OpenRDPWindow","Home") %>',
                success: function (data) {                        
                }
            });
        });

I call the Home controller method, name is OpenRDPWindow, like

    public void OpenRDPWindow(string strIPAddress)
    {            
        Process objProcess = new Process();
        string exe = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(@"%SystemRoot%\system32\mstsc.exe");
        if (exe != null)
        {               
            objProcess.StartInfo.FileName = exe;
            objProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = "/v " + strIPAddress;   // ip or name of computer to connect
            objProcess.Start();
        }            
    }

• Actually my need is, When the user click the href link in my page, we
  need to open RDP Window based on IPAddress…

• In my system using VS2010, it is working fine & it’s open the RDP
  Window based on IPAddress, because i wrote the code in Server side(C#)
  to my system …

• After i deploy the project in IIS, then user click the href link, the
  RDP(mstsc.exe) was running in Server machine(where i deploy my
  application).

• But i need to open the RDP window in user machine (Client side)…

How do i solve this using jquery or javascript? (or) Is there any other way to solve this issue?

Thanks in advance….@@@

Answer 1

I followed the given below steps for solve this issue,

1) Jquery code is

$(function () {
    $(".RDPLink1").live('click', function () {
        var IPAddress = $(this).attr('id');  // ip or name of computer to connect
        window.location.href="http://path/home/OpenRDP?address="+IPAddress ;            
    });
});

2) I created a new .aspx page & write given below server side(C#) code in GET Method(Page load) for solve this issue

[HttpGet]
public ActionResult OpenRDP()
{
        string address = Request.QueryString["address"];
        Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
        Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", string.Format("attachment; filename={0}.rdp", address));
        Response.Output.Write(string.Format(@"
screen mode id:i:2
session bpp:i:32
compression:i:1
keyboardhook:i:2
displayconnectionbar:i:1
disable wallpaper:i:1
disable full window drag:i:1
allow desktop composition:i:0
allow font smoothing:i:0
disable menu anims:i:1
disable themes:i:0
disable cursor setting:i:0
bitmapcachepersistenable:i:1
full address:s:{0}
audiomode:i:0
redirectprinters:i:1
redirectcomports:i:0
redirectsmartcards:i:1
redirectclipboard:i:1
redirectposdevices:i:0
autoreconnection enabled:i:1
authentication level:i:2
prompt for credentials:i:0
negotiate security layer:i:1
remoteapplicationmode:i:0
alternate shell:s:
shell working directory:s:
gatewayhostname:s:
gatewayusagemethod:i:4
gatewaycredentialssource:i:4
gatewayprofileusagemethod:i:0
promptcredentialonce:i:1
drivestoredirect:s:E:;
use multimon:i:0
audiocapturemode:i:0
videoplaybackmode:i:1
connection type:i:2
redirectdirectx:i:1
use redirection server name:i:0", address));

        Response.End();
        return View();
}

It will open the RDP window from client’s browser download option….

So, this is the one type of solution for this issue…