ieds Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I'm attempting to use AutoIt to control a windows GUI application via the web A simple version might look like this: Run("notepad.exe") $Text=ControlGetText("[CLASS:Notepad]","","[CLASSNN:Edit1]") ConsoleWrite("Content-type: text/plain" & @CRLF & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite($Text) I compile this as a console application and place it in my cgi-bin folder (windows server) If I launch the exe myself whilst I'm logged into the machine, the GUI launches, any text is extracted and is written to the command window. But, If I try to launch it via a web browser it gets stuck (the request eventually times out) - no error in apache logs I've also tested without launching the GUI app: ConsoleWrite("Content-type: text/plain" & @CRLF & @CRLF & "Hello World!") Visiting www.mysite.com/cgi-bin/myprog.exe works as expected. So I'm guessing the windows Apache service doesn't have permission to open a GUI application. Can anyone suggest a workaround for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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