php exec new procces makes main script wait

[digiwhat]

Hello,

I am running a php file via the php-cgi.exe in vista. When the main script executes adobe acrobat to print, the main script waits until adobe closes. Is there anyway to force the main script to keep running and read the remaining code?

exec (""c:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\acrord32.exe" /t "c:\example\example.pdf" "printer"");

I have spent days on this issue and after reading many threads still no luck!

[NogDog]

I think you could use the Windows "Start /B" command.

[digiwhat]

How would I write that? Like this:

exec ('"start /b "c:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\acrord32.exe" /t "c:\example\example.pdf" "printer""');

when i use the above command it doesnt load.

[NogDog]

The quoting looks a bit suspect to me:

exec ('start /b "c:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\acrord32.exe" /t "c:\wamp\copitree\t.pdf" "canon"');

[digiwhat]

Its almost wants to load adobe but I keep getting this pop up error message:
"Files\adobe\reader\ can not be found."

Could the the path name be cut off in cmd? Everything before "files" and after "reader" is missing.