If you have your mime type settings set correct in your Internet Explorer, you just have to do a HTML call to a Winword document to make Winword integrate with the browser !
The way you are trying now is the most dangerous one, because it can then too execute other programs remotely ! This is also why most servers have the _exec command turned off.... C vd Veen "Rainer Bruch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schreef in bericht [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > i am new in using and understanding php. need help in following issue: > opening (executing) an external program (not a file) like "winword.exe" with > php4. > my system-configuration: > - windows 2000 > - php4 1.1.1 > - winword execution program-path is: > "c:\programme\micosoft office\office\winword.exe" > > please, will somebody out there will help me with the complete php-code > like: > <? > "code to execute the winword-program"; > ?> > > i have asked a so called specialist who gave the following (not functioning, > no error message) code: > <? > shell_exec("c:\programme\microsoft office\office\winword.exe"); > ?> > > thanks to all who will help me > rainer > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
