RE: [PHP-DB] Re: Searching Documents

I did get a reply regarding searching Word documents, and one person said that if Word uses an ASCII format, then use the regex function.. She tried it, and it worked..so who knows! Now I got to figure out how to use it... geez -----Original Message----- From: Shrock, Court [mailto:ShrockC@inhs.org] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 1:51 PM To: 'DL Neil'; Todd Williamsen Cc: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Re: Searching Documents If "running" meant at the process level and not just installed, then word does not have to be running.....COM creates the appropriate instances of whatever is requested via COM. But yes, Word does have to be installed. However, wonder what the wine project could afford this discussion? Maybe you could do it on a 'nix afterall?! > -----Original Message----- > I assume if you are setting up a dynamic connection to Word, > Word will have to be running - which almost implies > a Windows box. > > Whether the COM component/add-on to PHP (also?) demands a > Windows box, I can't say.