Re: Bug #13599 Updated: drops characters in variable file name

Hello, Is this an issue for 4.0.7 too? If it is, then it should be marked as 'Critical' IMO. Derick On 11 Oct 2001 phanto@php.net wrote: > ID: 13599 > Updated by: phanto > Reported By: alain@sonic.net > Status: Open > Bug Type: COM related > Operating System: win98 > PHP Version: 4.0CVS-2001-10-08 > New Comment: > > these are the implications of an attempt to make the string functions binary safe :) will be > fixed soon. > > Previous Comments: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [2001-10-08 12:04:14] alain@sonic.net > > <?php > #Instantiate Excel > $ex = new COM("Excel.sheet") or Die ("Did not instantiate > Excel"); > $ex->Application->Visible = 1; #Make Excel visible. > $workbook="test.xls"; > $pathin="c:/"; > $sheet="sheet1"; > #Load the workbook > $filename= $pathin.$workbook; > print $filename; > # $file=New Variant($filename,VT_BSTR); #This doesn't work either > (replacing $filename by $file) > $wkb = $ex->application->Workbooks->Open($filename) or > Die ("Did not open $filename"); > #Activate the sheet > $sheets = $wkb->Worksheets($sheet) or Die ("Unable to activate $sheet"); > > ?> > Produces error message: > c:/test.xls > Warning: Invoke() failed: Exception occurred. Source: Microsoft Excel Description: > 'c:/tes.xls' could not be found. Check the spelling of the file name, and verify that the > file location is correct. If you are trying to open the file from your list of most recently used > files on the File menu, make sure that the file has not been renamed, moved, or deleted. in > c:\geolink\testbad.php on line 12 > Did not open c:/test.xls > Note: If $workbook="testxx.xls" it will open test.xls ... > But will produce the error below on the 'activate the sheet' code line, (related or > not to the file name error, maybe a second bug?) > Error in php_OLECHAR_to_char() in c:\geolink\testbad.php on line 15 > > Setup: win 98 Apache 1.3x as CGI. CVS source compiled at php4win.com on 10-04-2001 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Edit this bug report at > http://bugs.php.net/?id=13599&edit=1 > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > Derick Rethans --------------------------------------------------------------------- PHP: Scripting the Web - www.php.net - derick@php.net SRM: Site Resource Manager - www.vl-srm.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------