#36588 [NEW]: COM can't handle out parameter in function call

From: e dot vandeoudeweetering at marcanti dot esprit-sg dot nl Operating system: Windows 2000 (5.00.2195) SP4 PHP version: 5.1.2 PHP Bug Type: COM related Bug description: COM can't handle out parameter in function call Description: ------------ When COM is used to retrieve an out parameters value in a function call, the value remains empty. See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/getstringvalue_method_in_class_stdregprov.asp Reproduce code: --------------- $com_reg = new COM("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\\\.\\root\\default:StdRegProv"); $value = 'old_value'; $com_reg -> getStringValue('subtree', "key\\subkey", 'entryName', $value); print $value; Expected result: ---------------- The value from the registry key 'subtree\key\subkey\entryName' should be printed. Actual result: -------------- The value 'old_value' that is declared earlier in the code is printed. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=36588&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 4.4): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=trysnapshot44 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.1): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=trysnapshot51 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=36588&r=mysqlcfg