RE: [PHP-WIN] exec/system/passthru ??????

Why would you want to leave a program running in the background, if you're using it to generate content? First, I believe that Windows NT/2K does not accept or like the ampersand (&) on the end: all programs launched will run in the background, unless they are command-line programs running on a dos-shell; Secondly, I guess that exec(), passthru(), system() and the backticks all have problems on Windows platforms?! You'd be better off using two different programs: one would print whatever you wanted it to print and them would launch the second program to be left running doing whatever it has to do just before exiting... :) HTH, Fernando Madruga -----Original Message----- From: Josh Seward [mailto:js389599@ohiou.edu] Sent: quinta-feira, 15 de Março de 2001 15:10 To: php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-WIN] exec/system/passthru ?????? I am trying to open a program and leave it running in the background. The script will always hang until I close the program that it opens? Here is my code $result = passthru($command."& 1> output.txt 2>&1; print output.txt; &", $pass); I have tried using exec() system() and passthru() all with the same effect? Does anyone know how to do this? I am running win2000! Thanks, Josh Seward js389599@ohioe.edu