Subj : run external php script To : Mortifis From : Digital Man Date : Sat Feb 09 2019 04:17 pm Re: run external php script By: Mortifis to All on Sat Feb 09 2019 03:57 pm > I am trying to get a php script to run externally from an sbbs.ssjs script, > I have this working on my Linux system but am having problems on my win7_x86 > system. > > I tried system.popen("c:\php\php.exe c:\sbbs\myscript.php " + someargs); > which returns nothing system.popen() only works on *nix-like OSes (not Windows). > so I tried system.exec("c:\php\php.exe c:\sbbs\myscript.php " + someargs); > which returns 1 Is that literally what you tried, or did you double-up those backslashes, as would be necessary in a JavaScript string? > So, my question is, how do I trap the result under windows, it is handled > automagically under Linux system.exec() will just run the command. If you want the output of the command, you'll need to redirect the output to a file and read that file (on Windows). digital man Synchronet "Real Fact" #88: SBBSecho v3.00 was first committed to cvs.synchro.net on Apr-11-2016. Norco, CA WX: 55.3øF, 60.0% humidity, 2 mph NW wind, 0.09 inches rain/24hrs .