running batch files

welshs

I am trying to run a batch file that copies files to different locations the code im using is

<?
shell_exec("C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\UpdatedSite2\trialbat.bat")
?>

the error Im getting is

Warning: Unable to execute 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\UpdatedSite2\trialbat.bat' in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\UpdatedSite2\trialbat.php on line 7
PHP has encountered an Access Violation at 77F7E22A

I am using windows 2000 / xp

could someone please help

FrozNic

first off you have two slashes ->UpdatedSite2\trialbat<-

second off, what's in your batch, if it's not too long, post it

welshs

The reason for the two \ in the root is if I only have one it thinks its an escape character for the t of trialbat

the batch file is

copy C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\UpdatedSite2\details\pupils.txt C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\UpdatedSite2

I know there would be an easier way of doing this but I just want to try and get batch files working.

frenchy373

hello
Try this

<?php
$test = c:\stop.bat;
echo "<pre>$test</pre>";
?>

bye

welshs

This doesn't do anything, i put my batch file in the c drive and and changed the name any other suggestions

FrozNic

OMG WELSH! YOUR A GENIOUS! DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN TRYING TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO COPY FILES! I'VE BEEN WORKING ON 10 LINES OF CODE FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS TO FIGURE THIS DAMN THING OUT AND I TOTALLY SPACED BATCHES... DUDE! You're fricken the man! lol 🙂 🙂 🙂 that makes me way happy, you have no idea... now i just gotta figure out how to pass vars into the batch file :S... maybe create batch file on the fly, that might work... yeah, it should... dude! YAY 🙂 i'll let you know how i end up having to write it so you know what it took for me, but gimee till like.. um.. 2 p.m. or so (5 hours from now) 🙂 🙂 YIPPPPPIEEEEEE!

FrozNic

uh oh.. i don't think u can run batches in *nix? :S