The answer is no (unless the client and server is running on the same
bos).
PHP is a server side scripting language and the only information send to
the client is through the HTTP protocol. Cold you imaginne what would
happen if a web server could start programs on the client maschine?
- Frank
> Got this to work, but my problem now is that this will only open windows
on the machine hosting the WebServer, is there a way to open an
application on the client side?
>
> also had to make some changes to IIS. Logon Tab, check the box where it
says "allow service to interact with desktop"
>
> my code goes here
> -----------------------------------------------
> $ip = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
>
> $program = "start \"Query Analyzer\" /D\"c:\\Program Files\\Microsoft
SQL Server\\80\\Tools\\binn\" /NORMAL isqlw.exe -S$ip -Umyuserid
-Pmypassword";
> $aOutput = array();
> $retval = 0;
> echo "<br>program = $program";
>
> exec($program, $aOutput, $retval);
> foreach($aOutput as $val )
> {
> echo "<br>value = $val";
> }
> echo "<br>Dumping retval = $retval";
>
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>
> --
> Gerardo S. Rojas
> mailto: grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerardo Rojas [mailto:grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:36 AM
> To: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG); php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: start an external program (isqlw.exe)
>
>
> No, the "isqlw.exe" is the full SQL Query Analyzer tool. I have the
full path and executable name. I just don't know how to call it (exactly)
from within PHP.
>
>
> --
> Gerardo S. Rojas
> mailto: grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:31 AM
> To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: start an external program (isqlw.exe)
>
>
> For system(), etc , you need executable right for the default command
> shell, and you might like to do "start isql.exe ..." besides, you might
> also need to include the full path(??).
>
> There are some other function calls that also might be better suited to
> fork with... but let me have a check tomorrow (time to leave work)
>
> Anyhow, isqlw.exe, isn't that the plain windows version of isql.exe,
> i.e. /not/ the analyzer but the simplified version of it?
>
> On Tue, 2004-03-02 at 18:25, Gerardo Rojas wrote:
> > the executable is "isqlw.exe" the arguments are -S server -U userid -P
password.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Gerardo S. Rojas
> > mailto: grojas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) [mailto:B.A.T.Svensson@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 11:23 AM
> > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: start an external program (isqlw.exe)
> >
> >
> > Aha, that makes sense! :)
> >
> > Very well, anyway.. .from time to time I tried to locate the
executable
> > for this, but failed (could not identify it in "$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
> > > >
>
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