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10.9 PHP and COM
10 FAQ : Foire Aux Questions
 Manuel PHP
.  I have built a DLL to calculate something. Is there any way to run this DLL under PHP ?
.  What does 'Unsupported variant type: xxxx (0xxxxx)' mean ?
.  Is it possible manipulate visual objects in PHP ?
.  Can I store a COM object in a session ?
.  How can I trap COM errors ?
.  Can I generate DLL files from PHP scripts like i can in Perl ?
.  What does 'Unable to obtain IDispatch interface for CLSID {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}' mean ?
.  How can I run COM object from remote server ?
.  I get 'DCOM is disabled in C:\path...\scriptname.php on line 6', what can I do ?
.  Is it possible to load/manipulate an ActiveX object in a page with PHP ?
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.  Is there a way to handle an event sent from COM object ?
.  I'm having problems when trying to invoke a method of a COM object which exposes more than one interface. What can I do ?
.  So PHP works with COM, how about COM+ ?
.  If PHP can manipulate COM objects, can we imagine to use MTS to manage components resources, in conjunction with PHP ?

10.9.11 Is it possible to get a running instance of a component ?

This is possible with the help of monikers. If you want to get multiple references to the same word instance you can create that instance like shown: 


$word = new COM("C:\docs\word.doc");

This will create a new instance if there is no running instance available or it will return a handle to the running instance, if available.

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