excel COM code example won't work....

I've been trying to get the follwing example to work and it just doesn't seem to be able to handle php variables in some of the excel com function args, like: /* start entering data into the cells */ for( $i = 0; $i < 10; $i++ ) { $var_i = new Variant($i,VT_I4); echo $i. "<br>"; echo $var_i->value. "<br>"; $cell = $sheet->Cells( $i, 1 ); /* this gags, but */ $cell = $sheet->Cells( 1, 1 ); /* this works fine */ $cell->Activate(); $cell->Value = $i; /* this works */ } Is there something I'm missing or is this really touchy like trying to do automation a few years ago? Jeff. -- Jeff D. Hamann Hamann, Donald & Associates, Inc. PO Box 1421 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97339-1421 Bus. 541-753-7333 Cell. 541-740-5988 jeff_hamann@hamanndonald.com www.hamanndonald.com