We have a web application runnung on Windows Server 2003, Apache and MS Office 2003. Win32::Ole generates word documents initiated over a CGI form. All works pretty. Now I have to install a new server based on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard with Office 2010.

Apache runs as priveleged user, but the script hangs on $word = Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', sub {$_[0]->Quit;} till browser timeout message coming, no errors in perl($Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;), Apache or Windows. Seems to be Word waiting for a confirmation, but I can't see it ({visible} = 1).

use Win32::OLE; $Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;  
eval {$word = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject('Word.Application')}; 
die "Word not installed" if $@; 
unless (defined $word) { $word = Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', 
sub {$_[0]->Quit;}) or die "Oops, cannot start Word"; } 
$word->Activate; 
$word->{visible} = 1; 
my $doc = $word->Documents->Open("$oldfile"); 
....... 
$word->ActiveDocument->SaveAs($newfile); $doc->Close(); $word -> Quit;

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Can you halp me? Regards, wal77

In reply to win32::ole and MS Office 2010 over cgi by wal77

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