RE: [PHP] Is it possible to call an external client or server program?

Martina, If you mean, from within a browser, is it possible to invoke a program on a client's machine then...yes, with a caveat. If the OS is windows, and the program has a COM interface and the user has set the security settings to a moronically low level, it is possible to invoke COM objects via either VBScript or JavaScript. (JSrcipt). It's not a good idea. From your side, since you have little or no control over it. From the users side, they have to lower their security settings to allow you to do it. Users who know that means won't want to. Those who don't will require a lot of hand holding. My $.02 worth. Hope you found an answer somewhere among the rant. :) =C= * * Cal Evans * Journeyman Programmer * Techno-Mage * http://www.calevans.com * -----Original Message----- From: martinahingis [mailto:rauf@ug.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr] Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:26 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Is it possible to call an external client or server program? Is it possible to call an external program via PHP. The program will most probably be in server. My aim is to call a scanner input program and want the client to scan a paper and upload it. thanks for help. -------------------- martina. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php