It could be a problem with access to execute Java. If the user running the process (under a web server) is without rights to execute this will not work. You can try running the script with CLI from the command line or you can take a look at the java extension for PHP (www.php.net/java). - Frank > Hi, > > I'm trying to do a bit of java execution as part of a php routine and the > following just doesn't work: > > <?php > $cover = "c:\\javatest\\44438.pdf"; > $cover_fin = "c:\\javatest\\44438_fin.pdf"; > $cover_enc = "c:\\javatest\\44438_enc.pdf"; > $docname = "c:\\javatest\\Lovejoy1.pdf"; > > $cmd = "java -cp C:\\j2sdk1.4.2_04\\jre\\lib\\itext.jar > com.lowagie.tools.concat_pdf ".$cover." ".$docname." ".$cover_fin; > $temp = passthru($cmd); > ?> > > Even adding tha path to 'java' doesn't help. > > This command works fine from the command line. It adds two pdf files > together. If I can get this to work, I'll also add the encryption routine. > > Any ideas > > > George in Oxford > > -- > 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