FW: exec php.exe in windows

>Env:
>Windows XP
>PHP 4.3.10 (cgi-fcgi)
>
>I am trying to capture the html output of Balance.php to a file:
>The code loops over <month>and <branch>to build up a report in
>export/Balance.html
>
>exec('c:\php\php -q Balance.php export=all branch=<branch>>
month=<month>>
>login=admin password=admin export/Balance.html');
>
>This command works in Linux when called from a web page.
>In Windows it works from the command line
>but from a web page it hangs - a cmd and php process are left running
in
>the Windows Task Manager
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated
>

>Try using fwrite() ;)

Thanks for your response
Could you be more specific.
Do you have a solution to starting exec('c:\php\php.exe .') from an IIS
HTTP server on Windows XP