Execute visual basic program from the server.

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iskawt
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Execute visual basic program from the server.

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Good day, Gurus.

I would like to kindly ask if it is possible to run a vb program from the server once the "run" button is clicked on the web page?

I have a vb program and since i want my friends to use them, I created a web page to which they can see and access it without installing the main program.

What i want to do is, they are going to upload their files ( which is usually created in MS Excel ) and after uploading the file, the vb program will run and do the task.
I am really newbie to PHP that's why i want to explore how it works.

Thanks,
iskawt
billyq
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Re: Execute visual basic program from the server.

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You should be able to - have you tried the exec function?

http://php.net/exec
iskawt
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Re: Execute visual basic program from the server.

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haven't tried that one Sir. I will study how it works.

Thanks for your suggestion. :)
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Re: Execute visual basic program from the server.

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Depending on your host doing this may be banned as most hosts block the use of exec and other such functions due to them causing security lapses.
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