Do you have a working demo of what you are doing with Word COM and PHP? I'm kinda curious since I've never seen anyone be able to save a document back to the webserver like that. Are you setting some special permissions on the webserver? John On 10/10/07, Gustav Wiberg <gustav@xxxxxx> wrote: > Hi again! > > I noticed I didn't pay enough attention to your question... Sorry for that. > > The file is stored on the server! > > And with COM-objects I managed to do a PHP-script - create a > (Word)-COM-object to open a certain file (say c:\test.doc on the server). I > changed te c:\test.doc from within the php-application and pushed Saved (in > the Word-object that open up). And Yes, the content changed in the file > c:\test.doc which is on the server. > > TinyMCE or whatsoever is out of question. It must be word. I don't want to > change a whole organisations policy about using word... :-) > > Best regards > /Gustav Wiberg > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Mertic" <jmertic@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Gustav Wiberg" <gustav@xxxxxx> > Cc: "PHP-Windows Group" <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:07 PM > Subject: Re: PHP-memory leak with COM-objects? > > > > Using PHP ( whether via COM or not ) in a web application to interact > > with a file on the local user's machine isn't possible. PHP is a > > server-side language in this context, and it interacts with the COM > > object on the server which has no access to the user's local machine. > > > > If the file is on the server, you can't push changes to it from the > > Word editing control in IE, it will only allow saving changes to the > > local computer. > > > > If you are looking at doing the first option, then a PHP web app is > > out of the question; perhaps a short VBScript to do any preprocessing > > of the document would be in order. If you are looking at the second, > > you may want to consider one of the Rich Text Editing tools that you > > can drop in a webpage, such as FCKEditor or TinyMCE; these typically > > will want input and output in XHTML however. > > > > John > > > > On 10/10/07, Gustav Wiberg <gustav@xxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi! > >> > >> It was just an example, but say Yes. Does it make a difference? > >> > >> Best regards > >> /Gustav Wiberg > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "John Mertic" <jmertic@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: "Gustav Wiberg" <gustav@xxxxxx> > >> Cc: "PHP-Windows Group" <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 7:55 PM > >> Subject: Re: PHP-memory leak with COM-objects? > >> > >> > >> > Is c:\test.doc a file on the local user's machine or the server? > >> > > >> > On 10/10/07, Gustav Wiberg <gustav@xxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> Hi again! > >> >> > >> >> I want the logged-in user to able to open a word-file (or an > >> >> Excel-file > >> >> or > >> >> whatever) and then Push Save-Icon and make sure that changes are > >> >> actually > >> >> made. > >> >> Example: > >> >> > >> >> John opens up file c:\test.doc. He writes "Ugly cow" in it and pushes > >> >> the > >> >> save-icon. Ugly Cow is now stored in file c:\test.doc. Working with > >> >> COM-objects is the only solution I have found!? > >> >> > >> >> Normally If John opens up c:\test.doc Internet Explorer (or whatever > >> >> browser) saves the file temporarily in some temp-folder (don't know > >> >> exact > >> >> location), lets say c:\temp\sdifiuweoriu2734872.tmp. When John pushes > >> >> Save-icon he saves the new information TO the temporarily stored file > >> >> IF > >> >> he > >> >> doesn't use Save AS... > >> >> > >> >> Please come with suggestions :-) > >> >> > >> >> Best regards > >> >> /Gustav Wiberg > >> >> > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> From: "John Mertic" <jmertic@xxxxxxxxx> > >> >> To: "Gustav Wiberg" <gustav@xxxxxx> > >> >> Cc: "PHP-Windows Group" <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:30 PM > >> >> Subject: Re: PHP-memory leak with COM-objects? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > I've worked a lot with the Word COM and while it works well on a > >> >> > single desktop, I wouldn't recommend it for a server process. It's > >> >> > rather slow and while the memory eventually gets cleaned up, it > >> >> > still > >> >> > takes up a lot of memory for as little as it does. I'm not so sure > >> >> > OpenOffice is much better in this regard. > >> >> > > >> >> > You could push these tasks to another server, but I'd also look at > >> >> > what you are doing and see if you can do it another way. We > >> >> > currently > >> >> > use Word documents as template for a mail merge type operation and > >> >> > are > >> >> > looking to move these to RTF since that enables us to take Word out > >> >> > of > >> >> > the loop when doing the mail merge ( we actually just do a global > >> >> > find > >> >> > and replace in the document since we've found more consistent > >> >> > results > >> >> > with that ). But again, this all depends upon the application. > >> >> > > >> >> > John > >> >> > > >> >> > On 10/10/07, Gustav Wiberg <gustav@xxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi! > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I want to use COM+ objects (especially with Word). I have > >> >> >> understood > >> >> >> (a > >> >> >> lot of reading on the Internet) that when initiating COM-objects > >> >> >> with > >> >> >> Word (even if the object is released in variable in the code). Word > >> >> >> leaks > >> >> >> a lot of memory. I have also read that if I want to use Word-COM+ > >> >> >> object > >> >> >> I should have a dedicated server because it takes so much memory. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I have tested some and I easily get out of memory even if there is > >> >> >> 4GB > >> >> >> on > >> >> >> the server I tested against. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Then I run PHP as ISAPI, and the suggestion on the php.net site was > >> >> >> to > >> >> >> run PHP as CGI because COM-objects are run in the same memory-space > >> >> >> as > >> >> >> ISAPI when running as ISAPI-module. > >> >> >> http://php.oregonstate.edu/manual/en/class.com.php > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> What do you guys thinks about above? Give me some feedback, please > >> >> >> :-) > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Best regards > >> >> >> /Gustav Wiberg > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> >> >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >> >> >> Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.6/1060 - Release Date: > >> >> >> 2007-10-09 16:43 > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >> >> >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > John Mertic > >> >> > jmertic@xxxxxxxxx > >> >> > http://jmertic.wordpress.com > >> >> > > >> >> > "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you understand it > >> >> > better, but the frog dies > >> >> > in the process." --Mark Twain > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >> >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > John Mertic > >> > jmertic@xxxxxxxxx > >> > http://jmertic.wordpress.com > >> > > >> > "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you understand it > >> > better, but the frog dies > >> > in the process." --Mark Twain > >> > > >> > -- > >> > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > John Mertic > > jmertic@xxxxxxxxx > > http://jmertic.wordpress.com > > > > "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you understand it > > better, but the frog dies > > in the process." --Mark Twain > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > -- John Mertic jmertic@xxxxxxxxx http://jmertic.wordpress.com "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog: you understand it better, but the frog dies in the process." --Mark Twain -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
