Some questions about php for windows

I have a script running from the console, via php -q script.php, and wish to echo to display a status every so often, but that does not work anymore. I tried using print in place of echo, and even tried flush. Both to no avail. Would anyone have any ideas how to output to the console, using only php? Next, I'd like to know if anyone has made a wildcard match function as of yet. I need something that will match '*' against any number of characters, or no characters, and '?' against any single character. I believe it would take more cpu to do this using regex, and I am having a hard time trying to do this myself. Again, anyone have any ideas? Thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com