Hi Dave, I'm not on the RealVNC team or anything but have been working with VNC on the command line for a little while now and have been looking through the code [1].
It appears to me (correct me if I'm wrong, VNC guys) that there are two ways to run VNC - service mode (with -start, -register, - unregister, -stop, etc) and in user mode (where you can specify config parameters on the command line) and never the twain shall meet. If you specify command line parameters, they are only used when using VNC in user mode. This is the impression I get from reading winvnc.cxx, line 102, static void processParams() (RealVNC 4.1.2 src). To set parameters for the service mode VNC you have to put them in the registry, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RealVNC. The way I figured this out was to install and configure VNC from the system tray, then look in the registry to get the appropriate settings, then you can create a .reg file with these settings and run that off the command line (this may sound complicated but I had to use the command line for everything, rather than invoking the code directly). If there's a better way than this, let me know it. :o) Also, let me know if I've got any of this wrong. D. (Adelaide, South Australia) [1] My issue is to try to run VNC as a service, but then to occasionally run it from the commandline as well with different parameters (resulting in two VNC servers running on the same machine on different ports with different parameters). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Stoft Sent: Saturday, 1 December 2007 1:24 PM To: vnc-list@realvnc.com Subject: winvnc4 commandline sequence/syntax I've been unable to find a clear reference for programatic start, config and stop of a vnc4.3.2 server. My guess at the syntax and sequence does not control the server settings that were created via the windows interface. - On Win2k or XP - The VNC4.3.2 package installed correctly - The server/viewer work when run as a background server that always starts on boot and where the config is setup via the windows interface - Assume all files are in the same working directory. - My objective is to start and config the vnc server via a script so the settings are dynamic. > winvnc4.exe -register -vncconfigfile configfilename.vnc winvnc4.exe > -start or... > winvnc4.exe -register Hosts=<ip addr> PortName=5900 <etc.> winvnc4.exe > -start In either case, the server is registered as a service and the -start gets it running (and a >winvnc4.exe -stat shows this) but the config settings (as found by Tray : RtClk : Options... show no effect to the config settings either listing them in the command line or in a command file. VNC gives no error. Deliberately messing with the syntax will produce an error so the command-line options and switches are being recognized. > winvnc4.exe -stop > winvnc4.exe -unregister Both of these work w/o error. > vncconfig.exe This only runs the windows interface. It appears to ignore all command line parms and switches. What did I miss in understanding the syntax or usage? If I had to re-set the config after starting the server, that's ok, but I've not found a way to do that. According to the VNC docs (though they do not show command line examples) is that a command-line interface for config is available. Thanks. Dave _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Australian Defence Organisation and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the CRIMES ACT 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email. _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
