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phpcom problem

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:22 pm
by PHP_ColdFusion
ok when i try to connect to word with php's com i get this error

Warning: com::com() [function.com-com]: Type library constant emptyenum is already defined in F:\Database Program\WEBPROGRAM\com.php on line 3

below is teh code that generated it

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//1. Instanciate wordpad
$wordpad = new COM("word.application") or die("Unable to instantiate word");
//2. specify the MS word template document (with Bookmark TODAYDATE inside)
$template_file = "new.doc";
$word->visible = true;
//3. open the template document
$word->Documents->Open($template_file);
//4. get the current date MM/DD/YYYY
$current_date = date("m/d/Y");
//5. get the bookmark and create a new MS word Range (to enable text substitution)
$word->Selection->TypeText("This is a test"); 
$objBookmark = $word->ActiveDocument->Bookmarks($bookmarkname);
$range = $objBookmark->Range;
//6. now substitute the bookmark with actual value
$range->Text = $current_date;
//7. save the template as a new document (c:/reminder_new.doc)
$new_file = "c:/reminder_new.doc";
$word->Documents[1]->SaveAs($new_file);
//8. free the object
$word->Quit();
$word->Release();
$word = null;
can someone help me figure that out?

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:26 pm
by feyd
Is it failing at the "new COM" line? Is Word installed on the server?

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:47 pm
by PHP_ColdFusion
thanks for the effort feyd but i already figured it out was a simple syntax error. :/

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:22 pm
by phithe
what was the syntax error? I've got the same problem..