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Request #24465 No abilty to assign value to object array
Submitted: 2003-07-02 15:01 UTC Modified: 2018-07-16 12:19 UTC
Votes:5
Avg. Score:3.0 ± 1.3
Reproduced:3 of 3 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (33.3%)
Same OS:1 (33.3%)
From: artpego at hotmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Suspended Package: COM related
PHP Version: 4.3.2 OS: Windows XP SP1
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-07-02 15:01 UTC] artpego at hotmail dot com 
Description:
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This is caused while using the "RFC_READ_TABLE" remote function call for SAP R/3. The ability to add a value to a temporary table at a specified row and column is required.






Reproduce code:
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$funSap=new COM("SAP.Functions") or die ("Did Not Create");
$myFun=$funSap->Add("RFC_READ_TABLE");
$optionAdd=$myFun->Tables("OPTIONS");
$optionAdd->AppendRow();
$optionAdd(1,"TEXT")="FCURR = 'NTD'";

Expected result:
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The script above supposed to do the following:

a) $optionAdd=$myFun->Tables("OPTIONS")
## CREATE A TABLE NAMED OPTIONS.

b) $optionAdd->AppendRow()
## METHOD CALLED TO ADD A BLANK ROW TO THE OPTIONS TABLE

c) $optionAdd(1,"TEXT")="FCURR = 'NTD'"
## ASSIGN THE VALUE "FCURR = 'NTD'" TO THE OPTIONS TABLE (ROW 1, COLUMN1)==(1,"TEXT")

Actual result:
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## ERROR -> parse error, unexpected '=' in line ...
This is due to the line $optionAdd(1,"TEXT")="FCURR = 'NTD'"

I have tried countless combinations, read every piece of documentation, searched the internet for over a week and can see exambles in every other language doing exactly this with COM objects (VB,Java,PERL,Etc).

Every other part of the script works
a) I can connect to SAP
b) I can query functions and tables and get results

However: If I am unable to use the portion of the script listed above, there is no way to limit my queries through a "WHERE CLAUSE" or even select specific fields... This means my query results would return every row from the entire table (some have millions of entries) and there is a buffer width of 512 Bytes that can not be exceeded for each row. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Michael

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 [2003-07-02 21:38 UTC] sniper@php.net 
Learn PHP syntax first.
 [2003-07-03 00:45 UTC] artpego at hotmail dot com 
Do not dismiss this so quickly as not understanding PHP syntax. I am a very compentant PHP coder for a large company (a company which I am trying to show that PHP can replace their horrible asp/VB systems for accessing SAP). I understand PHP syntax very well and that using:
$optionAdd(1,"TEXT")="FCURR = 'NTD'";
Will cause a parse error ##using an equal '=' sign after what php would see as a funtion call is impossible## None the less, I have not found a way to assign this value. The 
whole point is that I have to assign a value to a co-ordinate:

TABLE   COL1
ROW1  #VALUE#

this co-oridinate/value is represented by (1,1)

I can retrieve the default value assigned to this co-ordinate by using:

$myValue=$optionAdd->value(1,1); ## LEGAL, I get my value back

I am unable to ASSIGN a value since every time I try it would be hurting the parser's feelings or breaking the metods rules.

$optionAdd->value(1,1)="Some Text"; Unexpected '=' Error
$optionAdd->value="Some Text"; propput failed invalid index
$optionAdd->appendRow(1,1);
$optionAdd="Some Text"; Invalid number of arguments appendRow

The list goes on and on. I have spent more time than I can imagine hunting for ways to modify my script. I have researched the SAP COM methods for alternate solutions, I have studied examples in every other language, I tried everything I know how to do. I cannot do this. If you it is as simple as not understanding PHP syntax, then show me how it is done, otherwise, tell me why it can't be done.
 [2003-07-03 03:51 UTC] postings-php-bug at hans-spath dot de 
Maybe this helps you:
http://www.phpbuilder.net/columns/alain20001003.php3?page=3
Look for "$cell".

However, I think this is not a bug, but a support question. So this is not the appropriate place to ask.
 [2003-07-03 03:56 UTC] derick@php.net 
Right
 [2003-07-03 03:58 UTC] wez@php.net 
PHP does not currently support this kind of thing.
PHP 5 *should* allow it using [] array access, but it does not yet.
Suspending this until the required hooks are present in the engine.
 [2003-07-03 07:16 UTC] artpego at hotmail dot com 
Thank You All for your replies. I have written an Excel-to-tsv program and the cell method syntax is similar; however, the method works nothing like this. 
Yes, I thought it would be something like [], but, I have tried using [] && {}; however, it treats it simply as an array and of course complains when you add a comma [1,1]. I just mainly wanted to make sure I had not lost my mind! Atleast knowing that this *May* be supported in the future is a big relief. Again, Thank you.
 [2018-07-16 12:19 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues
 [2018-07-16 12:19 UTC] cmb@php.net
-Package: *General Issues +Package: COM related
 
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