Gerardo Rojas,Hello! If your PHP don't work under safe mode,you can try ` operater. $str = `isqlw -s -u:root -p`; // maybe it will return the result of executing.I'm not sure... ======= 2004-03-03 01:35:44 ======= >No, the "isqlw.exe" is the full SQL Query Analyzer tool. I have the full path and executable name. I just don't know how to call it (exactly) from within PHP. > > >-- >Gerardo S. Rojas >mailto: grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@xxxxxxx] >Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:31 AM >To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: RE: start an external program (isqlw.exe) > > >For system(), etc , you need executable right for the default command >shell, and you might like to do "start isql.exe ..." besides, you might >also need to include the full path(??). > >There are some other function calls that also might be better suited to >fork with... but let me have a check tomorrow (time to leave work) > >Anyhow, isqlw.exe, isn't that the plain windows version of isql.exe, >i.e. /not/ the analyzer but the simplified version of it? > >On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 18:25, Gerardo Rojas wrote: >> the executable is "isqlw.exe" the arguments are -S server -U userid -P password. >> >> >> -- >> Gerardo S. Rojas >> mailto: grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@xxxxxxx] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:23 AM >> To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: RE: start an external program (isqlw.exe) >> >> >> Aha, that makes sense! :) >> >> Very well, anyway.. .from time to time I tried to locate the executable >> for this, but failed (could not identify it in "$MSSQL_HOME\binn". I >> also been way to lazy with this (no urgent need as to say). Maybe to >> check the properties of start menu item will help(?), but am not so sure >> about that... >> >> In any case, if you find out, would you please save me some time as well >> and let me know? >> >> On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 18:17, Gerardo Rojas wrote: >> > I have many different SQL Servers that i connect to. This way with PHP (webserver) i can generate a list and quickly pick the one I want and connect to it (also passing the userid and password, this seems like a faster way to do it) >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Gerardo S. Rojas >> > mailto: grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@xxxxxxx] >> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:14 AM >> > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: Re: start an external program (isqlw.exe) >> > >> > >> > Why the do you want to do this with php???? >> > >> > >> > On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 17:29, Gerardo Rojas wrote: >> > > Is there a quick way to start the "Query Analyzer" from within PHP? >> > > I've tried exec() and system() with no success. >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Gerardo S. Rojas >> > > mailto: grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > > >-- >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >-- >PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Meteorlet Woody meteorlet@xxxxxxxxxxx 2004-03-03