<?
// create a reference to a new com component (word)
$word = new com("word.application") or die("can't start word!");

// print the version of word that's now in use
echo "loading word, v. {$word->version}<br>";

// set the visibility of the application to 0 (false)
// to open the application in the forefront, use 1 (true)
$word->visible = 0;

// create a new document in word
$word->documents->add();

// add text to the new document
$word->selection->typetext("testing 1-2-3...");

//save the document in the windows temp directory
$word->documents[1]->saveas("/windows/temp/comtest.doc");

// close the connection to the com component
$word->quit();

// print another message to the screen
echo "check for the file...";
?>