RE: [PHP] Calling a Windows Com object or an Extended Fetch?

Looks like we still have the famous MSFT definition of cross-platform: Windows, Windows 9x, Windows NT (and now Windows 2000). So, is this the clinching argument for CORBA, rather than COM? And I doubt the vaunted COM+ solves the problem. Miles At 09:42 AM 01/10/2001 -0600, Paulson, Joseph V. \"Jay\" wrote:

Well the next problem I have found is that php has to be running on a windows machine for the com objects to actually work and well we are running it on a Unix box. So we can't use the com objects. Thanks for all the help thought! Jay -----Original Message----- From: bard [mailto:mccrorey@optushome.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 5:37 PM To: Miles Thompson Cc: Paulson, Joseph V. "Jay"; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Calling a Windows Com object or an Extended Fetch? Or you could just look at the phpbuilder.com column on using COM objects in php, or you could RTFM at the php.net site. just type in php.net/com and see what happens. We use php and com here a lot, and while the implementation lacks a few features of the asp/vb implementation it's handy when migrating from NT/ASP to NT/PHP. On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, Miles Thompson wrote: I don't know, but I was glancing through an article on PHP in the current issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal last week. At the very end I *think* there was an example of calling a COM object. It was a VbScript <-> PHP comparision. Have a look, might help. Miles (Yes, I've been known to make notes while in the newsstand.) At 10:01 AM 01/09/2001 -0600, Paulson, Joseph V. \"Jay\" wrote:

Hello everyone-- I was wondering if PHP can call Windows COM objects in memory? If PHP

can

do this does anyone know how to do it or can you point me in the

direction

were I can pissibly figure it out. Also, does anyone know if PHP can

call

an Extended Fetch? Thanks, Jay Paulson -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net