hi all, exactly Cesar exec returns the output of external program if you need parse it, first you must catch output $out = exec( "external-app" ); see http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php and http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.exec.php proc_* functions also On Dec 8, 2007 1:03 AM, Cesar D. Rodas <saddor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello > > On 30/11/2007, Foxydot Dragon <foxydot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hi all, new to the group... > > > > I've got a script that is making a call to an external program via > > exec(). (I can use another function, just had luck with this so far.) > > I need to know when the process that I'm calling has completed, so I > > can move on to the next step AFTER the files are finished creating. Is > > there a simple way to learn this? > > "exec" pause php until the program is finished, example > > <?php > exec("foo"); > echo "bar"; > ?> > > "bar" won't be printed until foo execution end. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > fd > > > > > > I hope this info be useful for you, > > -- > Best Regards > > Cesar D. Rodas > http://www.cesarodas.com > http://www.thyphp.com > http://www.phpajax.org > Phone: +595-961-974165 > > > > PHP Professionals looking for PHP jobs > http://www.phpclasses.org/professionals/ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Renan de Lima Barbosa renandelima.com
