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PHP Wscript.shell Exec: Run commands using Windows WScript object

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Christian Vigh

This class can run commands using Windows WScript object.

It encapsulates the WShell.Script Windows object to execute several types of operations:

- Run a command in synchronous or asynchronous mode
- Activate an already opened application to bring it the focus
- Send keys to the active application as if a use has types the letters in the keyboard
- Perform basic operations on registry keys

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Number 5		 WScript is an environment for executing scripts that takes advantage of objects running on Windows that provide several types of services.

This class provides means to execute actions from PHP using WScript that can be useful, like for instance running Windows applications and simulating keyboard typing events.

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Example

<?php
    /****************************************************************************************************

        A demonstration of the WShell class capabilities.

        NOTE : this example should be better run as a command-line script (in CLI mode).

        It opens the NOTEPAD.EXE application, writes the string "Hello world" and saves the result
        to file "example.txt" (well, in order not to pollute your own drive, you will have to click
        yourself on the "Save" button).

     ****************************************************************************************************/

    require_once ( 'WShell.phpclass' ) ;

    $wshell = new WShell ( ) ;

    // Launch NOTEPAD and let time for it for startup
    $wshell -> Exec ( "NOTEPAD.EXE" ) ;
    sleep ( 2 ) ;

    // NOTEPAD is launched : write the string "Hello world" in the document
    $wshell -> SendKeys ( "Hello world" ) ;

    // We will save this new file :
    // Type Alt+F, then DOWN key 3 times, press ENTER and type "example.txt" as the output filename.
    // After that, you just need to click on the "Save" button to save the file.
    // Note that we have to specify some delay between keystrokes (100ms in this example), because
    // a few operations might need a delay to operate (for example, opening the "Save as" dialog box.
    // Without this delay, a few characters may be missed from the filename "example.txt"
    $wshell -> SendKeys ( "%(F){DOWN 3}{ENTER}example.txt", 100 ) ;


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