#22768 [Fbk->Bgs]: memory could not be read error when invoking a Microsft COM object

ID: 22768 Updated by: phanto@php.net Reported By: xtian_news at hotmail dot com -Status: Feedback +Status: Bogus Bug Type: COM related Operating System: Windows 2000 Server PHP Version: 4.3.1 New Comment: Please do not submit the same bug more than once. An existing bug report already describes this very problem. Even if you feel that your issue is somewhat different, the resolution is likely to be the same. Because of this, we hope you add your comments to the existing bug instead. Thank you for your interest in PHP. that has been submitted a *lot* of times and is fixed for a while. com support in 4.3.0 & 4.3.1 is broken due to the misplaced com initialitation in these versions. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-03-18 10:24:00] magnus@php.net Please try using this CVS snapshot: http://snaps.php.net/php4-STABLE-latest.tar.gz For Windows: http://snaps.php.net/win32/php4-win32-STABLE-latest.zip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2003-03-18 08:44:19] xtian_news at hotmail dot com * I build a simple COM Object in Visual Basic 6 : its an "Active X DLL" project. Name of the compound : CheckYear Name of the object : LeapYear The only one method of the object : ============================================================ Public Function IsLeapYear(yr As Variant) As Boolean 'If year is divisible by 4 and not divisible by 100, or 'It is divisible by 400, it is a leap year If (yr Mod 4 = 0 And yr Mod 100 <> 0) Or yr Mod 400 = 0 Then IsLeapYear = True Else IsLeapYear = False End If End Function ============================================================ * I compile the VB6 project and obtain : Leapyear.dll * I register this COM object in my windows 2000 server : regsvr32.exe Leapyear.dll * I write the following php script : try.php ========================================================= <pre> <?php print "Hi\n"; $exapp = new COM("CheckYear.LeapYear"); ?> </pre> ========================================================== * I execute : php -f try.php * I obtain <pre> Hi </pre> And a Windows error popup appears : ========================================================== php.exe - application error The instruction at "0x10030729" referenced memory at "0x110022ec". The memory could not be "read". ========================================================== Do you know the reason of this error and how to correct it ? Thanks, Christian ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=22768&edit=1