note 75603 added to function.exec

Windows note: Despite people syaing that you CAN you CANNOT exec a .vbs windows script host (wsh) file using exec() - you need to execute your vbs file via a "windows link" (.lnk file - a bog standard shortcut) ie: I right click and dragged my datapurge.vbs a few pixels to the side and chose "Create Shortcuts Here" and then deleted the autogenerated "Short cut to datapurge.vbs" and renamed it merely datapurge.vbs - bear in mind as far as php is concerend it's ACTUALLY called datapurge.vbs.lnk however you will need to sleep(); your php page to make sure the .vbs has had time to run if you intend on using the vbs output (say a file your vbs made) this is becase the .lnk instantly runs and php immediately continues processing without barely skipping a beat even if the vbs takes yonks to run. If you are wondering why anyone would ever WANT to run a .vbs from within .php I can see some reasons - there are various windows platform objects just not accesible from php. (and most php programmers know a little .asp though they would say they don't! so asp-a-like .vbs is the logical choice) ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 89.145.205.221 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/75603 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75603/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75603/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75603/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75603/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75603/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75603/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/75603 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/75603 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php