<?
//createareferencetoanewCOMcomponent(Word)
$word=newCOM("word.application")ordie("Can'tstartWord!");

//printtheversionofWordthat'snowinuse
echo"LoadingWord,v.{$word->Version}<br>";

//setthevisibilityoftheapplicationto0(false)
//toopentheapplicationintheforefront,use1(true)
$word->Visible=0;

//createanewdocumentinWord
$word->Documents->Add();

//addtexttothenewdocument
$word->Selection->TypeText("Testing1-2-3...");

//savethedocumentintheWindowstempdirectory
$word->Documents[1]->SaveAs("/Windows/temp/comtest.doc");

//closetheconnectiontotheCOMcomponent
$word->Quit();

//printanothermessagetothescreen
echo"Checkforthefile...";
?>

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