IAPI::RunAs

method RunAs

Runs a program or an app with the current user profile or with another one.
(This method is useful if for instance, you want to run a program as an Admin user)

HRESULT RunAs(
 BSTR Username,
 BSTR Password,
 BSTR AppFilename);

Parameters

Username

[in] . PC Username (e.g PC1\JDoe) or Domain Username (e.g INNOV.ORG\JDoe)

Password

[in] . Password

AppFilename

[in] . Program or application full filename.

Remark:

When Username and Password are empty string (“”), then the application will

be launched with the current user profile.

Since version 2.38.6.9, when Username = "/adm" and

Password and AppFilename are empty string (“”), then the application will run into

an Administrator user context like it is done from the contextual menu of Windows Explorer.

Return Values

S_OK

The operation was successfull.

E_POINTER

A NULL pointer was supplied as an argument.

E_UNEXPECTED

An unexpected error occoured.

See Also

IAPI