[Skunkworks] Excell import in php using OLE compatible COM object

15 Mar 2012

      i have used the com code as follows
<pre>
<?PHP
//variables
$filename = "excells.xls";
$sheet1 = 1;
$sheet2 = "sheet2";
//create new com
$excel_app = new COM("Excel.application") or Die ("Did not connect");
print "Application name: {$excel_app->Application->value}\n" ;
print "Loaded version: {$excel_app->Application->version}\n";
//open workbook
$Workbook = $excel_app->Workbooks->Open("$filename") or Die("Did not
open $filename $Workbook");
$Worksheet = $Workbook->Worksheets($sheet1);
$Worksheet->activate;
$excel_cell = $Worksheet->Range("C4");
$excel_cell->activate;
$excel_result = $excel_cell->value;
//print values or insert in bd
print "$excel_result\n";
$Worksheet = $Workbook->Worksheets($sheet2);
$Worksheet->activate;
$excel_cell = $Worksheet->Range("C4");
$excel_cell->activate;
$excel_result = $excel_cell->value;
print "$excel_result\n";
#To close all instances of excel:
$Workbook->Close;
unset($Worksheet);
unset($Workbook);
$excel_app->Workbooks->Close();
$excel_app->Quit();
unset($excel_app);
?>
</pre>

am encountering an error.
wanted where a user can directly import an excell document without
changing to xml spreedsheet format.
help..

[Skunkworks] Excell import in php using OLE compatible COM object

Isaac Kimotho