zval question

hi, i'm tricking around with the COM extension to fix the open bugs (and of course to satisfy my requirements). there are --------------------- if (pval_arg->is_ref == 0) { ... } else { ... } --------------------- constructs in the code, but how could this parameter be influenced in the php script ? i try to fix the 'pass by reference' problem in the com extension, but either i have to specify the behavior in the php script or i have to query the typelib if one of the parameters is expected by reference. the second way seems to be very time-consuming and is not always possible (some COM objects don't export a typelib). any ideas ? i'm stuck at the moment (since the second way is IMO not practicable). another question to the core team: is it a problem to implement the COM extension as a cpp file, since the c com-interface is not well documented and doesn't support everything ? since this is only a win32 module it shouldn't be a problem, any objections ? harald. resistance is futile - nme.at