{"id":1057,"date":"2010-01-29T09:31:39","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T09:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mjtnet.com\/blog\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2010-01-29T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T20:02:43","slug":"running-macro-scheduler-macros-over-the-web-via-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mjtnet.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/29\/running-macro-scheduler-macros-over-the-web-via-php\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Macro Scheduler Macros over the Web Via PHP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a quick and simple proof of concept for running Macro Scheduler macros via the web and having their output displayed in the user’s browser:<\/p>\n

\"Running<\/a>

The screenshot shows the PHP script, Macro Scheduler script and Internet Explorer being used to run the macro.<\/p><\/div>\n

1) If you don’t already have a Windows based web server with PHP running, download and install WAMPServer<\/a>. It’s easy.<\/p>\n

2) Create a simple PHP script which takes an EXE name as a parameter and any parameters you want to pass to it. The following script will run EXEs that are in the c:\\wamp\\ folder, passing in any parameters provided and will dispay the EXEs output.<\/p>\n

\r\n<?php\r\n$exe = $_GET['exe'];\r\n\r\n$dir = \"c:\\\\wamp\\\\\";\r\n\r\n$parms = \"\";\r\nforeach($_GET as $key=>$val) {\r\n  $parms .= \"\/$key=$val \";\r\n}\r\n\r\necho shell_exec(\"\\\"$dir$exe\\\" $parms\");\r\n?>\r\n<\/pre>\n
3) PHP’s safemode must be disabled for this script to work.<\/p>\n
4) Create a Macro Scheduler macro and use SOWrite or SOWriteLn to output information.  Compile it with the “Create Console App” option checked.  Compile the EXE (or copy it) to the c:\\wamp\\ folder.<\/p>\n
5) Now the macro can be executed via the web using http:\/\/servername\/runmacro.php?exe=my.exe&parm1=value&etc=… which could be a link or entered into the browser directly.<\/p>\n
6) Consider adding further security to the script to prevent anyone running any EXE on your server, or putting it in a password protected folder.  I’ll leave that to you.<\/p>\n
Macro Scheduler Enterprise<\/a> comes with the msNet Remote Controller which includes a CGI module for running Macro Scheduler macros via web servers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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