You are probably correct but I might have a different way of doing this. I will keep you posted.

Neil

>I think that you will not be able to run an .EXE in server´s side, the server must be protected against virus attacks, and the viruses are allocated into exe files. I´ts a security stuff.
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have a group of customers that attach files of a proprietary format to emails that they send me. The files have a .kok extension and can only be read by an executable that a manufacturer provides. The output of the executable is three jpg files. I open the .kok files with the executable, produce the jpgs and then post them to a web site. I wanted to automate the process so I did the following: I made a web page that gives the customers the ability to upload the .kok files to my server. I thought I could activate the manufacturer's executable from the ASP or from a .com object that was on the ASP but that does not work. The executable fails to run. In fact, I attempted to activate a different executable (ie:notepad.exe) thinking that maybe it was my executable that was the problem. But notepad.exe failed to run also. I don't get an error but the exe simply does not run.
>>
>>I would not mind the minor hit running the executable will take because the web site and server experience very minor traffic and is set up just for a few a these customers.
>>
>>In summary: How do I get an ASP to launch a short running executable that will run on the server so that the .kok can be read and the 3 jpgs can be produced?
>>
>>Some sample ASP code below utilizing windows scripting host to do the external run:
>>
>>Set objWSH = Server.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
>>objRun = objWSH.Run(3rdPartyApp.exe,0,false)
>>
>>I also noticed that when I make a vfp class (runexternals) and include a method that performs the code above ( getimages() ) in vfp version of course, it will function properly when instantiated from the vfp command window.
>>IE: oo = createobj("runexternals")
>>oo.getimages()
>>
>>But if I set the runexternals class to olepublic, compile the project into a multithread com server (.dll) and then attempt to call the server as :
>>oo = createobject(myapp.runexternals)
>>oo.getimages()
>>The run fails as it did in the ASP.
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>>Thanx,
>>Neil