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CHAPTER 11: ADVANCED USERS
-Port=”port number”
• You need specify the port if you are attempting to control a window on another machine and the Application server has been config-
ured to listen on a port other than the default port 1049.
• A port number is any integer between 1 and 65535.
• If the server requires a User Name and Password, the following options should be used:
-UserName=”user name”
-Password=”password”
If the machine is not participating in a domain, the account must be on the machine you are connecting to.
If the machine is participating in a domain, you have a choice:
• The account can be on the machine you are connecting to.
• It can be an account on the domain.
If the account is on the domain, the domain name must be specified with the following option:
-Domain=”domain name”
Dynamically Switching Inputs for Configured Applications
The -Input command can be used to change the input displayed in a window for a configured application without closing and re-open-
ing either the window or the application. This is an application-specific feature that requires the window to be in a visible state and not
obstructed by other windows on the desktop.
-Input=”input name”
• The input name must specify the name of an input that has been configured for the application that owns the window.
• The -Input switch must be used with the -ID switch to specify the target window.
Example of dynamically switching the input for an Internet Explorer window with the ID of 1.
“C:\Program Files (x86)\Video Wall Manager\appcmd.exe” -ID=1 -Input=”News”
Dynamically Switching Inputs for Non Configured Applications
-CmdArgs can be used to change the open file/URL displayed in a window for a non-configured application without closing and re-open-
ing either the window or the application. This is an application-specific feature that requires the window to be in a visible state and not
obstructed by other windows on the desktop.
-CmdArgs=”File pathname or URL”
• The value in -CmdArgs must specify the full pathname or URL.
-CmdArgs must be used with the -ID command to specify the target window.
• The value in -CmdArgs should only include the pathname/URL and should not include any application specific commands that were
used to start the application.
