Re: Problems with exec() on windows

From: Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:25:57 +0000
Subject: Re: Problems with exec() on windows
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Kyohere Luke wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to use exec to call gammu.exe and send sms on windows XP. > > This works from commandline: > > C:\path\to\gammu.exe 1 --sendsms EMS 200 -text "test1 test2" > > But if I run it through php like this: > > $command = "\"C:\path\to\gammu.exe\" --sendsms EMS 200 -text \"test1 > test2\"".; > @exec($command, $response, $retval); > > This always fails, returns 1 and the response is empty. > > If the last argument is a string with no spaces, and the double quotes were > omitted, it works perfectly. > > If the double quotes are added around the string with no spaces, it fails > again, which makes me believe that the problem is with the double quotes. > > I've used procmon and it shows that when the double quotes are added around > the last argument, gammu.exe is not even called at all. > > Problem is that the double quotes are required by gammu to send an sms with > spaces in it. > > Any ideas? :-( > > Luke > Why not try: $command = 'C:\path\to\gammu.exe --sendsms EMS 200 -text "test1 test2"'; -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com

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