How to execute windows program in ASP!

[Eric Rong]

Hi, Scott:

I have a problem with the ASP! I need to triger a windows application
in ASP. Since the application will take long time to finish the task, I want
to finish the ASP process, so the user don't need to wait so long! And I
want to leave the application running on the server till it finish the task!
Is there any way that ASP can do that, such as the "shell" function in VB?
Cause the application is a normal ".exe" program not an ActiveX kind of program!
I know it will increase the security issue, but we have to do that, so is
there any way we can do this? I will really appreciate your greate help!

Thanks

Eric

[Scott Mitchell]

Hello Eric. In Designing Active Server Pages I discuss using the ASPExec
component from ServerObjects (http://www.serverobjects.com/products.htm#free)
to execute a Windows or DOS application on the Web server via an ASP page.

You can also read more on this at:
http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/072199-2.shtml

Happy Programming!


"Eric Rong" <erongd@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Hi, Scott:
>
> I have a problem with the ASP! I need to triger a windows application
>in ASP. Since the application will take long time to finish the task, I
want
>to finish the ASP process, so the user don't need to wait so long! And I
>want to leave the application running on the server till it finish the task!
>Is there any way that ASP can do that, such as the "shell" function in VB?
>Cause the application is a normal ".exe" program not an ActiveX kind of
program!
>I know it will increase the security issue, but we have to do that, so is
>there any way we can do this? I will really appreciate your greate help!
>
>Thanks
>
>Eric