Re: Re: Problems with exec() on windows

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Eventually settled for getting rid of the spaces in the path. That worked.
Thanks.
Luke

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Bastien Koert <phpster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Kyohere Luke <luke@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, but I tried this. Doesn't work because the path\to\gammu.exe has
>> spaces in it....
>> Haliphax, thanks for your comments. I tried escapeshellarg() to no end.
>>
>> I'm exploring your reply regarding proc_open, but how exactly does
>> proc_open
>> separate the arguments from the command?
>>
>> Unless i'm mistaken, data written to the process's stdin (for the other
>> process) is not treated like an argument.
>>
>> If I add the arguments to the process name/path? I'm back to square one.
>>
>> Luke.
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Shawn McKenzie <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Kyohere Luke wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > > I'm trying to use exec to call gammu.exe and send sms on windows XP.
>> > >
>> > > This works from commandline:
>> > >
>> > > C:\path\to\gammu.exe 1 --sendsms EMS 200 -text "test1 test2"
>> > >
>> > > But if I run it through php like this:
>> > >
>> > > $command = "\"C:\path\to\gammu.exe\" --sendsms EMS 200 -text \"test1
>> > > test2\"".;
>> > > @exec($command, $response, $retval);
>> > >
>> > > This always fails, returns 1 and the response is empty.
>> > >
>> > > If the last argument is a string with no spaces, and the double quotes
>> > were
>> > > omitted, it works perfectly.
>> > >
>> > > If the double quotes are added around the string with no spaces, it
>> fails
>> > > again, which makes me believe that the problem is with the double
>> quotes.
>> > >
>> > > I've used procmon and it shows that when the double quotes are added
>> > around
>> > > the last argument, gammu.exe is not even called at all.
>> > >
>> > > Problem is that the double quotes are required by gammu to send an sms
>> > with
>> > > spaces in it.
>> > >
>> > > Any ideas? :-(
>> > >
>> > > Luke
>> > >
>> >
>> > Why not try:
>> >
>> > $command = 'C:\path\to\gammu.exe --sendsms EMS 200 -text "test1 test2"';
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thanks!
>> > -Shawn
>> > http://www.spidean.com
>> >
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>
> try double slashes for the path and wrap the pathin quotes if there are
> spaces in it. Or if possible get rid of the spaces in the folder names
>
> --
>
> Bastien
>
> Cat, the other other white meat
>

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