Name

Description

$err = VMOpenUrlInGuest($vmHandle,
                        $url,
                        $windowState,
                        $propertyListHandle);

This function opens a browser window on the specified URL in the guest operating system.

Parameters

vmHandle

Identifies a virtual machine. Call VMOpen() to create a virtual machine handle.

url

The URL to be opened.

windowState

Must be 0.

propertyListHandle

Must be VIX_INVALID_HANDLE.

Return Value

Remarks

• This function opens the URL in the guest operating system.
• You must call VMLoginInGuest() with VIX_CONSOLE_USER_NAME as the userName and undef as the password before calling this function.

Side Effects

Requirements

use VMWare::Vix::Simple;
use VMware::Vix::API::Constants;

Example

$err = VMOpenUrlInGuest($vmHandle, "http://www.vmware.com", 0,
                        VIX_INVALID_HANDLE):
die "VMOpenUrlInGuest() failed, $err ", GetErrorText($err), "\n" if $err != VIX_OK;

Dim err
Dim job

Set job = vm.OpenUrlInGuest("http://www.vmware.com", 0, Nothing, Nothing)
err = job.WaitWithoutResults()
If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then
   ' Handle the error...
End If