MS WORD/PHP combo

[moehome]

Hi all,
I´d like to run a simple PHP script which opens a word file and extracts some specific parts of that file, followed by a screen output of the text. I´m already able to open that file, but as I try to run:

$word = new COM("word.application") or die("Unable to instantiate Word");
$scr = $word->paragraphes(1);
$scr2 = com_get($scr,ranges);
echo $scr2;

I see everything but my text.

Please help, or tell me how to "translate" VBScripts into PHP/COM
(eg $word->paragraphes(1)->ranges; doesn´t work, but in VBS
activedocument.paragraphes(1).ranges runs without trouble)
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greez moe

[pate33]

Hi moehome,

I had not worked with the COM class yet, but you may try:

$scr = $word->paragraphes("1");

with quotation mark...

(...just an idea...)

so long

[croudjay]

Hi @ALL,

for all who are interessted.
@first: myenglishsucks:phpismylife:codingrules

whatever...

the solution of your problem is this:


<?
$word=new COM("word.application") or die("Cannot start MS Word");
print "Loaded word version ($word->Version)\n";
$word->visible = 1 ;
$word->Documents->Add();
$word->Selection->Typetext("CODING-BOARD");
?>

[Jan Krüger]

I can't see you opening a file anywhere, but perhaps that's just me being stupid...?

[croudjay]

Ups sorry, hab jetzt erst richtig verstanden was du wolltest sorry. Naja, dachte du wolltest nur eine Variable an Word übergeben.

Nochmals sorry