> Hi all,
>I need to run external programs (e.g. executables, batch files, scripts)
from
>within an
>ASP script (in javascript or vbscript) running on a Windows server. The
external

>programs may reside in some directory in the local Windows machine or some
>remote machine operating under Windows or UNIX. What's the simplest and
>fastest (in terms of runtime performance) way for doing this? i.e. connect
to
>the
>other machine if needed, input data to the external program, run the
program and

>and fetch back the results to the ASP script? Are there any already
available
>javascript or vbscript functions that can do this?

>Any pointers will be appreciated. I've looked around a bit in books and
online
>resources, but have not found a clear answer to what appears to be a simple
>question.

>Thanks, George

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