Problem reading word file with COM in php

flashharry82

Can no one help with this? I have search all over the internet in messageboards and articles. Everyone seems to just give up on this error. Surely there is someone who knows how to fix it.

PHP Warning: Invoke() failed: Exception occurred. Source: Microsoft Word Description: Could not open macro storage. in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\convert.php on line 18

Here is the code I am using

<?php

// starting word
$word = new COM("word.application") or die("Unable to instanciate Word");

// if you want see the World interface the value must be '1' else '0'
$word->Visible = 1;

//doc file location
$word->Documents->Open("c:\wwwroot\trial.doc");

//html file location '8' mean HTML format
$word->Documents[1]->SaveAs("c:\wwwroot\trial.html",8);

//closing word
$word->Quit();

I have checked that the IUSER in security settings is set to interactive.
I have checked for case sensitivity.

All help or even ideas would be greatfully appreciated.

dalecosp

Well, it seems curious that the call is in a line that you haven't posted...or is there more to the script?

Granted, I'm not being much help here, but I like to think outside the box. What if the error being shown is not the real problem?

You might try increasing error reporting or inserting more "die()" statements?

Grasping at straws...

flashharry82

Line 18 is the line with the

$word->Documents->Open("c:\wwwroot\trial.doc");

statement. It seems to be able to start the winword process but as soon as it tries to open or create a document it gives the "couldn't open macro library" error.