RE: [PHP-WIN] launching apps from PHP via COM

Try: <?PHP exec("start \"C:\\Path2yourapp.exe\""); #Works with win98 Appache as cgi php4.03 localhost #Note: This will start the app, but you will have to end the php script manually. ?> Message from Alain Samoun alain@samoun.com HEAR ME>> http://pagoo.com/signature/alain -----Original Message----- From: Tim [mailto:tchemaly@ing.sun.ac.za] Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 4:09 AM To: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] launching apps from PHP via COM It does not do anything???? From your code $word is just a string. How can that launch an APP? ""Michael Guilhermet"" <michael@h3d.com> wrote in message news:8tu0tv$d3v$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > hello, try > > <? > $word = word.exe; > ?> > > mike > > ""Tim"" <tchemaly@ing.sun.ac.za> a écrit dans le message news: > 005201c04518$331dda60$6493e892@tim... > > Hi > > Does anyone know how I can launch an app via COM and PREVENT it from > > terminating when the PHP script terminates? > > > > I've got this: > > <?php > > > > $ins = new COM("word.application"); > > > > ?> > > > > But the program (Word) terminates when the script ends. How can I launch > > APPS from PHP? > > Thanks > > Tim > > > > > > -- > > 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 > -- 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