Exec()

I am trying to run a MS word Macro through PHP so basically when i
click on a button, i would like to run the macro. I thought maybe the
following command would work but it doesnt do anything when i click on
the button

<?php

exec("winword.exe /mMyMacro");


?>



Any insight is greatly appreciated

Chintan

TheGuru69 wrote:
> I am trying to run a MS word Macro through PHP so basically when i
> click on a button, i would like to run the macro. I thought maybe the
> following command would work but it doesnt do anything when i click
on
> the button
>
> <?php
>
> exec("winword.exe /mMyMacro");
>
>
> ?>

Where is your Web Server running? Locally on your windows box? Or
remotely. Remember, PHP runs on the server, so if you're not running a
server on your windows box, I would suggest using Javascript.

Ken

I am running the PhP server in my windows box and this is the warning
it gives me

Warning: exec() [function.exec]: Unable to fork [winword.exe /Macro4]
in c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\PHP\********\test.php on line 9

thanks for your prompt reply

Chintan

"TheGuru69" <cspatel@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I am running the PhP server in my windows box and this is the warning
it gives me

Warning: exec() [function.exec]: Unable to fork [winword.exe /Macro4]
in c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\PHP\********\test.php on line 9


Either the path to the program is wrong, or the web server doesn't have
access to the desktop.