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com_get_active_object
Returns a handle to an already running instance of a COM object
(PHP 5)
com_get_active_object() is similar to creating a new instance of a COM object, except that it will only return an object to your script if the object is already running. OLE applications use something known as the Running Object Table to allow well-known applications to be launched only once; this function exposes the COM library function GetActiveObject() to get a handle on a running instance.
progid must be either the ProgID or CLSID for the
object that you want to access (for example
If the requested object is running, it will be returned to your script
just like any other COM object. Otherwise a
Warning:
Using com_get_active_object() in a web server context is not always a smart idea. Most COM/OLE applications are not designed to handle more than one client concurrently, even (or especially!) Microsoft Office. You should read » Considerations for Server-Side Automation of Office for more information on the general issues involved. |
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