Use Exec To Run The Program Directly From The Server.
I have an image manipulation program that is run from commandline, I have never used exec before and I'm scared to becuase I don't want to mess up my server or anything. Basically, I want people to be able to upload an image, then arrange for some manipulations to take place on the file in a temporary batch file, then use exec to run the program directly from the server. The program is called nconvert.exe, and the main thing I want to do is convert DDS textures into BMP files, the command, from Windows "cmd" is:
nconvert -out bmp %1
%1 being the dds file to be manipulated.
How would I go about doing the exec part? I know how to do the upload, but not the exec.
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