Re: Porting from Linux to Windows!?$#

Thank you for the wuick response. Now. Can I make a script that works in both Linux and Windows without much headache? "Sterling Hughes" <sterling@bumblebury.com> wrote in message news:20020127185144.B3809@bumblebury.com... > > Hi all, > > > > I would like to ask my experienced friends here if its possible to port a > > script made for linux to run in windows IIS. I've been trying to make linux > > scripts run on my server and some of them do and some don't. I also notice > > that the problem relies how Linux and Windows refer to firectories. > > > > Linux Ex. > > $base_dir = "/home/somescript/" > > > > Windows Ex. > > $base_dir = "C:\home\somescript" > > > > Now. My question is... Is there any way to use script made for Linux in > > Windows? If YES what have to be done in order to make it to work? > > > > Thank you, > > Andre > > > > > Well, that depends on the script greatly. Both Win32 and Linux have > difference sets of functions, and features. Issues such as relative > path's are easy enough to solve, however, it would greatly depend on > what other features the piece of code use. > > In most cases, it is possible to port a script from Win32 to > Linux, and vice-versa, with a few hours of hair-pulling and a little > bit of luck... But then again, this question depends on the > application. > > -Sterling > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > I wish I may, I wish I might, GIMME STUFF! > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/wishlist/E7I1IWUJDPB4/ > :)))