try this: exec('convert picture.jpg -font Arial-Bold -pointsize 20 -fill red -gravity southeast -draw "text 10,10 \'my text to add to picture\'" text-overlay.jpg');
when you start with a single quote -> you have to end with a single quote while escaping (using "\") all its occurences in the used string. Elias, "Kurtis Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > The following is the format needed in order to run the convert command from > command line, but I have a problem in exec() format: > > > > convert picture.jpg -font Arial-Bold -pointsize 20 -fill red -gravity > southeast -draw "text 10,10 'my text to add to picture'" text-overlay.jpg > > > > > this causes problems "Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING": > > > > exec('convert picture.jpg -font Arial-Bold -pointsize 20 -fill red -gravity > southeast -draw "text 10,10 'my text to add to picture'" text-overlay.jpg'); > > > > I am positive the it is due to all the "s and 's within the command, I have > tried the specialchars for quotes andapostrophes but I am still missing > something: > > > > exec('convert picture.jpg -font Arial-Bold -pointsize 20 -fill red -gravity > southeast -draw "text 10,10 \'my text to add to picture\'" > text-overlay.jpg'); > > > > If anyone has any ides on how to avoid probles with quotes andapostrophes > inside the exec() I am all ears :o) > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.386 / Virus Database: 218 - Release Date: 9/9/2002 > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php