using dan's test below if u add a '/s' like so
$output = system('dir /s c:\books', $return_var);
you will get all contents os subdir's as well....
how ever i suggest working on a format as this tree's out along the page
so maybe if u add a '/w' after the '/s'as well that will sort of solve that problem ..
though does create one massive block of filenames in ur browser...
Cheers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fargo Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2002 11:54 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP] How do I import tables into MySQL from web page ...
>
>
> I ran a few tests as well and the few system commands I tried
> only saved the
> *last* line of the output in a variable on success as the manual
> suggests it
> should - better than nothing - but not the entire output as you seem to
> suggest you were able to do and what I have been trying to do.
>
> "Analysis & Solutions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 12:14:58PM -0700, Fargo Lee wrote:
> > >
> > > This suggests, as do a few posts I just noticed in the manual, that
> > > one cannot assign the output of system() and perhaps passthru() and
> exec()
> > > to a variable.
> >
> > I forgot to mention, that's not accurate. I just ran a test to
> make sure.
> > Got the results just fine.
> >
> > Just for clarity, here's my test (PHP 4.2.1, NT 4.0):
> >
> > # real directory.
> > # result: output shows file list, false no, return 0
> > # $output = system('dir c:\books', $return_var);
> >
> > # fake directory.
> > # result: output shows nothing, false yes, return 1
> > $output = system('dir y:\fake', $return_var);
> >
> > echo "output: $output";
> > echo '<hr />';
> > echo 'output false? ' . ( ($output == FALSE) ? 'yes' : 'no' );
> > echo '<hr />';
> > echo "return: $return_var";
> >
> >
> > --Dan
> >
> >
> > I think this is only possible using backticks, which I can't
> > > use as this needs to be run in safe mode. So I guess I just
> need to use
> the
> > > return_var as you suggested. Thanks!
> > >
> > > "Analysis & Solutions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> message
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 11:41:47PM -0700, Fargo Lee wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > got it to assign a 0 (success) or 1 (failure) to the return_var
> argument
> > > as
> > > > > you suggested so I am happy.
> > > >
> > > > Good!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > What mixed me up and I still don't understand is the manual entry
> for
> > > > > system() says ...
> > > > >
> > > > > "Returns the last line of the command output on success, and FALSE
> on
> > > > > failure."
> > > > >
> > > > > When it says it "Returns", where does it return this
> information and
> how
> > > can
> > > > > it be captured for comparison?
> > > >
> > > > The thing that's tripping you up is, I believe, executing MySQL
> programs
> > > > at a prompt doesn't produce any visible output. But, if
> you executed
> a
> > > > command that returns some output to STDOUT, like "ls", you'd see the
> last
> > > > line of output therefrom in the "Return."
> > > >
> > > > --Dan
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