Re: Using DLL with PHP
| From: | Andrew Ballard | Date: | Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:32:36 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Using DLL with PHP | ||
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On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Dan Shirah <mrsquash2@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmmmm, maybe it's not a problem with the DLL I'm trying to access because
> just doing a simple:
> $my_com = new COM("Excel.Application");
>
> Gives me the same error:
> *Fatal error*: Uncaught exception 'com_exception' with message 'Failed to
> create COM object `Excel.Application': Invalid syntax '
>
> I've checked my PHP.ini and COM is enabled...
>
Is Excel installed on the web server? What happens if you try either
'Scripting.Dictionary' or 'Scripting.FileSystemObject'? (I think those
are both be part of VBScript, so they should be available.)