I have to open an application like broffice on WINDOWS that is on AWS EC2 and write a text on it. This application is obviously windowed and I have to execute it from a Linux Server.
I'm trying to use winexe, but I think that it does not open windowed apps.
Is it possible to show windowed applications and performs clicks and writes tests on it remotely?
Please, do not worry about what I want to do after show window. I need run windowed applications remotely and show the window.
You could use winexe to call another tool that can handle the UI automation for you. It looks like Autoit may be able to do what you need via creating a script and compiling aut2exe. https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/
I fix our problem creating a secure REST WS that receive a key and execute the command internally. It works in a queue of remote commands and return us the answer code. With this code we validate if our command was correctly executed or not. Other solutions found: use servlet, soap or queues, or virtualmanager. All those solutions was discarded because, or was very complicated for our problem or we don't have permission to execute, or will generate security problems.
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So I have created an xaml flow which clicks browser buttons downloads files and then does some basic operations. I setup a windows server and connected remotely to it and when I debug my process automation while staying on the screen it works smoothly, problem is that I can't keep my pc on forever so when I just minimize the file even though my system remains up and running:
The UI Path process kills as the button press times out. I was just curious to know if it's compulsory to keep screen up for the ui based process automation to run through or is there a way to initiate the process and then close the screen and let the system do its job?
This is the eror I get which is like first UI interaction:
Here are the steps I have performed:
Created an unattended robot with machine as the remote instance name.
Created an environment and connected with the robot created in step 1.
Setup UIPath Assistant using machine key and URL.
Published the files and then created the process in cloud console.
Ran it from cloud console.
The process faults at its first UI interaction. Even though it was running in unattended robot form.
Thanks in advance.
AFAIK this is intended by the licensing model of UiPath. So to solve the issue you need a license for the VM of your RDP connection that allows the unattended usage.
Another idea could be to start the process in the PIP (picture-in-picture) mode. But I have never tested that, so this might also not work.
But maybe you already have a license like that and could test that out.
These are our types:
Solution for UiPath Studio 20.4 or higher
For my Use Case Picture in Picture mode worked correctly. Thanks #kwoxer for the suggestions, though his answer was enough but I am adding it up here for those who may need future reference.
So If you're facing issues with automating user interactions in dynamic JavaScript Website over a cloud server that loads on demand (When you minimize or close your remote session, the process times out as it's not able to find the UI component), here are the simple steps to follow:
Goto Debug options on top and select picture in picture as shown below:
This basically lets the bot start the system from another node. Now when you run the system and even close the remote connection, the automation process including all sorts of UI interaction will work like charm. Please let me know in case someone faces the issues with the same. Would love to help!
I have written and compiled an AutoIT script ("BiconNET.exe") which interacts with the user when double-clicked. While running, the taskmanager lists the program as an App.
Now, I would like to remotely start BiconNET.exe. So I installed and configured openSSH, Cygwin and Putty. Server and client run on Windows 8.1.
I create the SSH-connection using the windows login credentials from the server. I start BiconNET.exe through the Putty conmmandline and I see instantly BiconNET.exe pop up as a service in the taskmanager of the server. But no user interaction follows. The service remains silent, and BiconNET.exe doesn't do any of the tasks its supposed to do. What is wrong here?
I guess I need to achieve that BiconNET.exe runs as an App, not as a service!?
This is what I tried so far:
I tried a workaround using a batchfile, but same issue here: Doubleclicking the batch-file on the Server works fine (BiconNET.exe interacts with the user as wished), but running it through Putty BiconNET.exe gets listed as a service, not doing anything.
I also tried to auto-elevate the batch file using this code. No luck.
I excluded BiconNET.exe from the "Data Execution Protection" (DEP) in the advanced system properties of the server. Makes no difference
I would like to understand where the problem comes from, and how to solve it. Thanks for helping.
I have two versions of my custom software. The Modern/Metro app (AppM) and my legacy Desktop application (AppD). I have created a custom protocol for AppM using the manifest that is well understood. I've edited the registry to make a custom protocol handler for AppD and have tested that I can indeed launch AppD using protocol activation from the Run dialog (WIN+R) by supplying the protocol and hitting enter, "AppD://" in this case. I'd like to be able to launch AppM from AppD and AppD from AppM. I've added handlers for each. In AppD I'm using Process.Start(uri) and in AppM I'm using Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(uri). I can get AppM to launch from AppD but I never get AppD to launch from AppM. I've googled and can't find any references to this. I'm assuming it's not possible and might very much have to do with permissions. As this assignment has fallen to me on the project, I need to either prove that it's not possible or find a solution.
I've tested this out using C#/XAml as well as HTML/JS and it's interesting to find that Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(uri).when() success function is called, but the success flag is false. there is no error (or at least the err function is never hit). I'd like to get a better error message and I'm currently trying to dig down that way.
So help with the actual issue, or help with how to debug this would both be greatly appreciated.
Update: To eliminate my own code, I downloaded and installed the launch by association example and simply changed the var uriToLaunch= "http://bing.com" to var uriToLaunch= "AppD:" and it fails every time. This protocol is associated in the registry and the method that I'm using to verify this is by running it using WIN+R from the desktop and the app launches just fine.
BatRT is an application which allows you to run a batch file from a metro app, utilizing URI calls. This should solve your problem.
Simply create a batch file within your metro app, then utilize BatRT to execute the batch file. Code snippets are available at the link above.
I'm developing a program in windows (something like client & server) and I want to run server as LSA(local system account).but I don't know how?
Note: I'm writing my program in VB6 but I'm familiar with C#,C++ and C. So if your code is in any of these languages, I would be appreciate putting your code here.
There are a few options that come to mind. This article covers some of them.
Other things you could do is to add your app to the system startup process (via the MSCONFIG.exe app - "Start -> Run -> msconfig -> Startup" tab, or something like that).
Another way may be to setup your app so it can be installed as a service. You can configure any service to run under any arbitrary account on the machine, or via an account on your domain, if you're on a domain.
Another resource that looks like it might work for you is this article, which describes in more specifics, how to create a service from a VB6 app.
I'm writing a server running as a Windows service that by request invokes Firefox to generate a pdf snapshot of a webpage.
I know it is a bad idea to run a GUI program in service mode, but the server nature of my program restricts from running it in the user mode. Running a user-level 'proxy' also is not an option, since there might be no interactive user logged-in on the machine with the server running.
In my experiments Firefox successfully produced pdf when the service was running under a user account that was already logged-in. Obviously it didn't work in other cases: for Local System and user accounts that weren't logged-in. Under LocalSystem with 'Allow service to interact with desktop' option enabled I could see the Firefox started that reports that it's unable to find a printer.
Since it wouldn't be practical to require an opened user session for the pdf server to run, is there any workaround for this except running the whole thing from a virtual machine?
UPDATE: I figured that the problem wasn't really with account permissions, but with an invisible modal dialog that FF was waiting on while running in the service mode.
However it's still unable to create a pdf when FF is running under the LocalSystem account. FF says it can't find a printer and I'm wondering if this is a permission that could be somehow enabled?
You might want to try a different approach where you'd include some .NET PDF library (PDFsharp is a good, open source, choice) in your project and than use that in conjuction with WebBrowser control you'd also include in your project to render the PDF.
Don't forget to use STAThread attribute if you try this.
I've been through a similar conundrum with the MS Word running unattended. What you need to do is to login as the user you set up to be used to run firefox process and go through the process of setting up printers.
It is possible that just logging in as that user will be enough - there is some stuff performed during the first logon.
I apologize I was not clear enough - I mean you have to logon interactively using that account, configure the default printer, logout, and then run your service
Can you run the program as a Scheduled Task instead? The task can be assigned to a given user account which should work around the service limitations.
A couple of year ago I had a related issue: Shared Network Printer on pseudo-device starting up Ghostscript for PS->PCL translation and printing to real printer. The print-spooler service ran as Local System and the pseudo-device driver hat troubles executing Ghostscript from the service-mode. I was able to solve the problem by copying a couple of registry keys from the HKCU-hive to HKLM.