Posted by Jochem Maas on 09/21/05 14:39

Joseph Crawford wrote:
> Ok so finally i implemented my logging class into my mail merge object, this
> is the results
>
> Word -> Application Opened.
> Word -> Document1 Document Added.
> Word -> header.doc Document Saved.
> Word -> header.doc Document Closed.
> Word -> Document2 Document Added.
> Word -> ds.doc Document Saved.
> Word -> ds.doc Document Closed.
> Word -> Has_Site.dot Document Opened.
> Word -> Opening Header Source.
> F:/htdocs/csaf/data/mailmerge/header.doc File Exists
>
> I threw in a file_exists check to make sure the script was actually seeing
> the file and had the correct path. It does. This is very strange because
> nothing happens, it's like i hit a never ending loop but php never times out
> either. I have my php timeout to 30 seconds yet this has run in excess of 5
> minutes now.

if you run php on the cmdline there will be no timeout.
I am helping you blind here btw (I know nothing about COM) but I suggest
you try is_readable() as well as file_exists() - maybe the current user
(that php/Word is running at) is not allowed to read the file?


>
> The expected results for the log would look something like this
> Word -> Application Opened.
> Word -> Document1 Document Added.
> Word -> header.doc Document Saved.
> Word -> header.doc Document Closed.
> Word -> Document2 Document Added.
> Word -> ds.doc Document Saved.
> Word -> ds.doc Document Closed.
> Word -> Has_Site.dot Document Opened.
> Word -> Opening Header Source.
> F:/htdocs/csaf/data/mailmerge/header.doc File Exists
> Word -> Opening Data Source.
> Word -> Executing Merge.
> Word -> Has_Site.doc Document Saved.
> Word -> Has_Site.doc Document Closed.
> Word -> Merge Successful.
>
>
> The code that is hanging is below
>
> private function CreateDocument($template) {
> $this->obj->Documents->Open($this->mm_data_dir.'/'.$template.'.dot');
> Logger::log('Word -> '.$this->obj->ActiveDocument->Name().' Document
> Opened.');
>
> Logger::log('Word -> Opening Header Source.');
> if(file_exists($this->mm_data_dir.'/header.doc')) {
> Logger::log($this->mm_data_dir.'/header.doc File Exists');
> }
> // THIS IS THE LINE THAT HANGS, THE FILE EXISTS AND IS POPULATED THE FILE
> CONTENTS CAN BE SEEN HERE
> http://codebowl.dontexist.net/bugs/MailMerge/3.jpg$this->obj->ActiveDocument->MailMerge->OpenHeaderSource($this->mm_data_dir.'/header.doc');
> Logger::log('Word -> Opening Data Source.');
> $this->obj->ActiveDocument->MailMerge->OpenDataSource($this->mm_data_dir.'/ds.doc');
> Logger::log('Word -> Executing Merge.');
> $this->obj->ActiveDocument->MailMerge->Execute();
> $this->obj->ActiveDocument->SaveAs($this->mm_data_dir.'/'.$template.'.doc');
> Logger::log('Word -> '.$this->obj->ActiveDocument->Name().' Saved.');
> Logger::log('Word -> '.$this->obj->ActiveDocument->Name().' Document
> Closed.');
> $this->obj->ActiveDocument->Close();
> }
>
> Any help with this would be appreciated. I am not sure why it is choosing to
> hang today ;( I have been going through the COM object API documentation and
> i dont see myself doing anything i shouldnt be doing.
>
> You can see the full code here
> http://pastebin.com/369068
> that is if it hasnt expired, if so send a reply and i will post again ;)
> Thanks in advance
>

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