Re: php-cli - Controlling external programs

Bah, not the answer I was looking for...I really wanted to use PHP and I have most of what I wanted accomplished. Thanks for the tip, I will investigate. "Chris Shiflett" <shiflett@php.net> wrote in message news:20030731041820.19500.qmail@web14302.mail.yahoo.com... > --- Mike Maltese <mike@pcmedx.com> wrote: > > I'm writing a script to be run from the command line. > ... > > How can I get the signal from tar that the tape needs to be changed? > > It sounds like you are wanting to write an interactive shell script. If this is > the case (e.g., I didn't misunderstand), you should probably use expect instead > of PHP. > > Hope that helps. > > Chris > > ===== > Become a better Web developer with the HTTP Developer's Handbook > http://httphandbook.org/