exec() with video conversion

[glenelkins]

Hi

I am using Video To Flash Console to convert uploaded videos to swf format. The program works on windows command line such as:

C:\Program Files\GeoVid\Video to Flash Console\VFCConsole.exe -FileIn c:\hampster.wmv -FileOut c:\hampster2.swf -FLV -DisableAudio

it works fine

But if i put that into exec() it does not create the converted file

[trq]

Not sure how case sensitive winblows is but you might try C:\ instead of c:\

[glenelkins]

That made no difference. I added a sleep(60) after the exec command but still its not creating the file. Also how would I test when the execution is done?

[trq]

[quote]how would I test when the execution is done?[/quote]

Just echo something after it. Im sorry, I really can't be of any more help. Havent used windows in years.

[chriscloyd]

Linux is the qay to go
lol

[Guest footballkid4]

Change
[code]C:\Program Files\GeoVid\Video to Flash Console\VFCConsole.exe -FileIn c:\hampster.wmv -FileOut c:\hampster2.swf -FLV -DisableAudio[/code]

To
[code]C:\\Program Files\\GeoVid\\Video to Flash Console\\VFCConsole.exe -FileIn c:\\hampster.wmv -FileOut c:\\hampster2.swf -FLV -DisableAudio[/code]

Or
[code]C:/Program Files/GeoVid/Video to Flash Console/VFCConsole.exe -FileIn c:/hampster.wmv -FileOut c:/hampster2.swf -FLV -DisableAudio[/code]

In PHP, \ is a character used for escaping values.  When you have C:\Program files, the P is escaped and PHP sees it as C:rogram files