COM Functions in PHP4 Page 2

Using PHP4 COM functions with MS Word

Now, we have all we need to start with the first code example:

<?php
#*********************************************************
# This example, slightly modified from the Zend site,
#  will open an instance of word with a new
# document with the name "Useless test.doc" and the line: 
# "This is a test2..." typed inside.
#*********************************************************
#Instantiate the Word component.
$word = new COM("word.application") or die("Unable to instantiate Word"); 
#Get and print its version
 print "Loaded Word, version {$word->Version}<BR>"; 
#Another way to get the version using com_get
$testversion = com_get($word->application,version);
print "Version using Com_get(): $testversion <BR>";
#Make it visible in a window
$word->Visible = 1; 
#Open a new document 
$word->Documents->Add(); 
#Write something
$word->Selection->TypeText("This is a test..."); 
#Now save the document
$word->Documents[1]->SaveAs("Useless test.doc"); 
#Comment next line if you want to see the word document,
#then close word manually
$word->Quit(); 
#Comment if you want to see the word document, then close 
?>

If you study this example for a few minutes using the OLE documentation that comes with
Word, you will learn practically all you need to write your own program.