Re: why doesn´t exec("dir"); work ?

--- Received from FPU.WHITES1 799 3703 16-11-01 09:26 -> IN=php-windows@lists.php.net If you're doing directory and file manipulation through the shell I'd recommend you bin the shell altogether and use the directory and file functions - much more reliable and shell independent. http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.dir.php http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.filesystem.php -Steve -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: huangyuzhen@bj.tom.com To: php-windows@lists.php.net, danhel-9@student.luth.se Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 09:43:10 +0800 Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] why doesn´t exec("dir"); work ? i think you could try "cmd /c dir" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Hellstrand" <danhel-9@student.luth.se> To: <php-windows@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 3:42 AM Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] why doesn´t exec("dir"); work ? > Shouldn´t it be: foreach( $dirContents as $dirEntry ) ? > And another problem: I still get an error saying: "unable to fork [dir]" > when I run this (I got that when I ran exec("dir") too) > /Dan > Chris Boget wrote: > > > why can´t I run exec("dir"); ? > > > > What you want is: > > > > exec( "dir", $dirContents ); > > foreach( $dirEntry as $dirContents ) { > > echo $dirEntry; > > > > } > > > > I believe that'll work and do what you want... > > > > Chris > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-windows-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-windows-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net This e-mail may contain confidential information and/or copyright material. This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only. Any unauthorised use may be unlawful. If you receive this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software. Friends Provident Marketing Group consists of the following companies: Friends Provident Life and Pensions Limited. Registered number 4096141. Friends' Provident Unit Trust Managers Limited. Registered number 970641 FP Life Assurance Limited. Registered number 782698 Friends Provident Pensions Limited. Registered number 475201 Friends Ivory & Sime Managed Pensions Funds Limited. Registered number 1020044 Registered and Head Office of each of the above companies is at Pixham End, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1QA. Registered in England. Incorporated companies limited by shares. Ivory & Sime Trustlink Limited. Registered number 151198 Registered and Head Office: One Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4DZ. Registered in Scotland. Incorporated company limited by shares. Companies within this Group transact life assurance, pension, permanent health, unit trust and investment trust business All are regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. Friends' Provident Unit Trust Managers Limited is also regulated by IMRO.