How to launch a windows application?!

Anon

Hi,

Is it possible to have a windows program lauched by a php script?!

I run my own server at home and I'm trying to use an application for handling data posted from my site, however.......

Please help me.
Many thanks.

Best Regards,

Jorge Oliveira

Anon

Sure you can,

$com = new COM("App.ProgID");

$com->somemethod(); // use @$com-> if warning

remember the application should be having a COM API to open it, close it, etc.

And you're suppose to read the products docs for it's methods and variables.

neville

Any special PHP related libs needed to do this.... an yspecial settings that need to be done

Anon

Hi again,

I thank you both but I manage to use exec() to get things done...

Thanks for your concern.

Anon

Jorge,

What parameters are you using in exec()? I have got problems when I pass parameters to exec() as a variable.
That is, I build the string that I want exec() (or system()) to execute, and then for example (simplified)

$application = '"c:\program files\windows media player\mplayer2.exe"';
exec('$appliaction');

That won't work.. however this will:

exec('"c:\program files\windows media player\mplayer2.exe"');

Why why why why why? This is driving me nutz! :-)

Any help appreciated!

/Jocke

neville

Try this and tell me....

$application = "c:\program files\windows media player\mplayer2.exe";

exec('$appliaction');

OR if that doesn't work then this

$application = '"c:\program files\windows media player\mplayer2.exe"';
exec($appliaction);

Anon

Hi,

I tried this and it works:

$application = "\"C:\program files\windows media player\mplayer2.exe\"";
exec($application);

Hope this helps...

Anon

Thanks Jorge!!!

Very much appreciated!

/Jocke

Anon

Will the above work with IIS under NT5.0 ?

Thanks,

Toby