eric... how does using serialize allow the information from the perl app to be used by the php parent app. unless you're implying that the serialized information is stored in an external file, that's then read by the php calling/parent app... -bruce -----Original Message----- From: perl-win32-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:perl-win32-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Eric Germann Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 7:49 PM To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; perl-win32-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: returning values/information from perl apps to php apps.. Php::serialize -----Original Message----- From: perl-win32-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:perl-win32-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of bruce Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 9:55 PM To: perl-win32-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: returning values/information from perl apps to php apps.. hi... i'm trying to return values/information from a perl app to a php app. what's the best way?? foo.php blah.... res = system(dog.pl) . . ----------- dog.pl $vars.... . . . ------------------ the issue i'm having is that perl only seems to allow an app to have an 'exit' value of a short int. i need to return values that might be multiple arrarys. should i simply write the perl return values into an output file, and read the output vars from the output file in the php file... comments/thoughts/etc.... thanks.... -bruce _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list Perl-Win32-Users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php