RE: RE: [PHP-WIN] Word instance not closing after call to $word->Quit()

Hi Sascha, Sometimes it's add-ins which cause such issues such as desktop search and others. I suggest to try and disable all add-ins and then try again. Also you may want to try and start Word in safe mode although I am not sure how to do it via COM automation. There may be some option which you could pass in. Let me know if that changes anything. Andi > -----Original Message----- > From: Sascha Meyer [mailto:harlequin2@gmx.de] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 8:15 AM > To: Andi Gutmans > Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: RE: [PHP-WIN] Word instance not closing after call to $word- > >Quit() > > Hi Andi, > > Andi wrote: > > Has anyone helped you so far? > > Looks like a reference counting problem in PHP. There were such problems > > in the past but they were resolved. > > I assume this happens with any COM object you are trying to open? > > I haven't found a solution yet and currently use a workaround (create an html > document and send a faked content-type header before sending the content). > I will have to find a way using WORD with COM because the business requires > documents with watermarks, page counters, etc and that's just not possible > with my current "solution". > > To get back to your question: I tried a simple Internet Explorer COM call ... > [CODE] > <?php > $iExplore = new COM("InternetExplorer.Application"); > sleep(10); > ?> > [/CODE] > ... and an instance of Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe) appears in the task > list and is automatically disposed when the script ends - I don't even have to > call $iExplore->Quit(); > Seems as if it is not a general PHP issue but has to do with Word? Do you have > any hints for Office-Automation via COM or did you do some tests with > different Office and PHP versions? If other versions are more stable, then I > would probably have another version installed on the server instead Office > 2003. > > I will set up a small VBScript to call WINWORD and see if the instance will > remain in the task list, perhaps this helps clarify the issue. > > Thanks for helping! > > Sascha > > -- > Psssst! Schon vom neuen GMX MultiMessenger gehört? Der kann`s mit allen: > http://www.gmx.net/de/go/multimessenger