Unable to read .doc files

[mayankitt]

Hello,
I am trying to load 97-2003 MS Word documents but the following error keeps showing up.

Following is simply an adaptation of the code provided in the Sample_11_ReadWord97.php file:

        $source = "OldDoc.doc";
        echo "Reading document ".$source."<br><br>";
        if(str_contains($source, '.docx'))
            $phpWordObj = IOFactory::load($source);
        elseif(str_contains($source, '.doc'))
            $phpWordObj = IOFactory::load($source, 'MsDoc');
        echo "Document reading complete";

I am using Laravel 5.1 and docx files seem to load just fine. Any idea where I might be going wrong with this?

[vovanada]

Library has bug in this place https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/blob/v0.12.1/src/PhpWord/Reader/MsDoc.php#L144

class OLERead hasn't property documentSummaryInformation. It rename in this commit 90d64bd

You have four way to solve this problem:

1. Wait for fix this library by developers
2. Fix it
3. Set error_reporting to 0
4. Use old version of library

Similar topic:

#610
#503

See #503.