How to export unicode data into word document using PHP com

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I am exporting unicode data using Php COM. I have written in top of my web page the below line:

<meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=utf-8'>
But when I export the unicode data into a word document using Php COM, It is not coming properly like a unicode, Instood it is coming as shown below:

à²†à²¦à²¿à²¯à²²à³à²²à²¿ à²¦à³‡à²µà²°à³ à²†à²•à²¾à²¶à²µà²¨à³à²¨à³

What I have tried:

<meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=utf-8'>
$unicode_data = "ಆದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ";
$word = new variant(com_get_active_object("word.application"));
$word->Selection->TypeText($unicode_data);
?>

Posted 11-Aug-16 19:23pm

Nathan Henry

Updated 11-Aug-16 22:53pm

v4

Add a Solution

1 solution

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2016-08-11T22:53:00

Solution 1

That is because Word is using the default font and character set to display the characters. You need to add information to tell it which font and language to use.

Posted 11-Aug-16 22:53pm

Richard MacCutchan

Comments

Nathan Henry 16-Aug-16 6:07am

Yes Exactly. Please tell me how to do this using php com ?

Richard MacCutchan 16-Aug-16 6:38am

Sorry, I don't know PHP. However, I would assume that you need to set some values in your $word variable's properties.

Nathan Henry 16-Aug-16 7:27am

Yes for custom font i use this:
$word->Selection->Font->Name = 'fontname';
But I dont know what property to use for the unicode...

Richard MacCutchan 16-Aug-16 7:29am

The only way to find out is to look at the documentation for that class.