#36062 [Com]: Faulting application when Excel instantiates

ID: 36062 Comment by: scropper at botanicus-aust dot com dot au Reported By: steve dot gilbreth at autodesk dot com Status: No Feedback Bug Type: COM related Operating System: Windows Server 2003 PHP Version: 4.4.2 New Comment: Hi Guys, I recently had the same problem following reinstall of Excel 2000 onto my new computer. Check the following thread http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-1793028.php I tried it and it worked for a while then crashed again. Following the logic that the XLB files were becoming corrupted I deleted all add-ons from the system (using Add/Remove Office Features), especially those with VBA, noted in the title. I followed the logic that [Support for Excel 2000 is discontinued except for security updates | Security updates are patching anything with VBA content (esp. add-ons) | there is a strong possibility that changes to add-on format will cause cooruption of customization file]. I have now had 2 beautiful event free days. Simon Cropper Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-26 01:00:04] php-bugs at lists dot php dot net No feedback was provided for this bug for over a week, so it is being suspended automatically. If you are able to provide the information that was originally requested, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Open". ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-18 01:20:30] tony2001@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php5.1-latest.tar.gz For Windows: http://snaps.php.net/win32/php5.1-win32-latest.zip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-01-18 01:06:20] steve dot gilbreth at autodesk dot com Description: ------------ When running application on Windows 2003 Server (IIS 6) Excel Com object fails to instantiate with the following error: Faulting application excel.exe, version 11.0.6560.0, stamp 4296b6f2, faulting module mso.dll, version 11.0.6568.0, stamp 42e18ef6, debug? 0, fault address 0x0003446c Reproduce code: --------------- // starting excel $excel = new COM("Excel.application", NULL, CP_UTF8) or die("Unable to instantiate excel"); Expected result: ---------------- Excel Com object in variable $excel Actual result: -------------- Event log entry: Faulting application excel.exe, version 11.0.6560.0, stamp 4296b6f2, faulting module mso.dll, version 11.0.6568.0, stamp 42e18ef6, debug? 0, fault address 0x0003446c. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36062&edit=1