perhaps the system command is what you are looking for? its in the manual. just search in the manual for it... Hope this helps Angelo Zanetti Z Logic www.zlogic.co.za Rory McKinley wrote: >Hi list > >I do not have much programming experience outside some PHP stuff so >please excuse a stupid question: > >I have a DLL provided to me by a third-party with a small bit of >documentation regarding its structure and methods. The DLL caculates >event costs based on parameters passed to it. I would like to access >this DLL using PHP if possible. > >I have RTFM, and I am still busy STFW and STFA, but the little bit that >I have found has lead me towards trying to understand COM (eek!). Before >I go down that particular garden path, I would like to know if there is >any chance of success with PHP, or should I look at non-PHP alternatives >to access the DLL (e.g. C?) > >Regards > >Rory > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php