hey ross,
the code i mentioned in the e-mail before is wrong. i tried. as you
suggested:
- exec("CMD /C START c:\progra~1\micros~1\office\winword.exe >NUL"); -
sorry for this wrong information by mistake.
Rainer
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hey ross,
your suggested code
- exec("COMMAND.COM /C START c:\progra~1\micros~1\office\winword.exe
>NUL"); -
is trying to do something (starting winword?) without a result. the apache
hangs up!
i've heard that it makes a difference whether you have installed apache as
cgi or as a module.
i have it
For win 2k/xp:
NUL");
?>
Ted
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From: "Ross Fleming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "PHP Windows mailing list"
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Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 7:32 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Re: executing an ext
OK, I've just found a way to do it (in the comments for exec() on the php
webpage), however I DON'T know if it will work on Win2000, I'll let you try,
it works on win98 anyway:
NUL");
?>
This opens winword and keeps it running and completes the web page too.
If this doesn't work in win2K, maybe
Yes that will indeed run winword on the client machine. Using exec()
will run winword on the host machine, which is what I believe Rainer wishes
to do.
However, it's documented somewhere that the exec() family of functions can't
work very well with programs with a GUI, only command line prog
