note 31923 added to function.exec

for Win2K + PHP + IIS, try: exec("start c:\\temp\\yourprogram.exe"); Make sure the yourprogram.exe file in the TEMP folder has Read&Execute permissions for the IUSR_servername anonymous account. In my case, exec("start c:\\temp\\netsmtp.pl"); worked, where the program being run is a Perl script. Note that the Perl script interpreter (perl.exe) also needs to have Read&Execute permissions for the IUSR_servername anonymous account. --Pete -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+31923 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+31923 http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+31923