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+--TEST--
+COM: mapping a safearray
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php # vim:ft=php
+if (!extension_loaded("com_dotnet")) print "skip COM/.Net support not present"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php // $Id$
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+
+try {
+$v = new VARIANT(array("123", "456", "789"));
+	var_dump($v);
+	print $v[0] . "\n";
+	print $v[1] . "\n";
+	print $v[2] . "\n";
+	echo "OK!";
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+	print $e;
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+object(variant)#1 (0) {
+}
+123
+456
+789
+OK!