Re: returning array from commandline

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Per Jessen <per@computer.org> wrote: > Ian wrote: > >> I am busy developing a commandline tool that will, in certain >> cirumstances, return an array of information when called and im having >> a problem with this. > > Ian, that's a bit of a contradiction - a command line tool returns a > return code. > Yep, my bad - thats bad english - it was talking about the output that the commandline tool spews out - i was hoping to return the entire array for use within the web interface. >> The last part of my code looks like this: >> >> if(is_array($rslt)) return $rslt; >> else echo $rslt; >> >> I.e. if its an array dont echo it, return it rather and im have huge >> problems even using that $rslt variable. I have tried various exec >> queries including exec() (with var before function call and as a >> parameter), passthru, backtick operators and none of them allow me to >> use the array after the commandline tool has been run. > > Exactly - the array is a PHP construct, once you've called the command > script, you've moved into your basic OS environment - which doesn't > understand about PHP arrays. Thats what i suspected - was just taking a gamble that someone would have an ideal solution and make my life much easier :) ill have to manually add some switch cases for different result sets and then a decompile function on the other end. > >> Quick summary: Im accessing a web interface that calls a php file to >> parse some info. That php file may get an array back that I need to >> use in the web interface - but I cant pass it back to the web >> interface from the commandline tool. > > Why does it have to be called as a command line tool? Why not just call > it as a plain PHP function? I have to use it as I cant include some required files into my web ui as they interfere with the base system (not one i wrote) and it causes all sorts of havoc so I have resorted to creating a "bridge" to combine the two systems which is where this problem comes in. Many thanks :) > > > /Per Jessen, Zürich > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >