I can write a phpWord object to output but not a template

[ShawnFuller]

I can create a TemplateProcessor and save a file to my public directory, but I cannot write it to output.

$templateProcessor = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\TemplateProcessor($directory_filename);
$datetime = date('Y_M_d_G_i');
$filename = 'receipt_' . $datetime . '.docx';
// Here I fail because I cannot create a $phpWord from a $templateProcessor
$xmlWriter = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::createWriter($phpWord, 'Word2007');
$xmlWriter->save("php:https://output");

Yes, I do $templateProcessor->saveAs($directory_filename) and I get copy of my template with any changes saved to my public directory. But even then .. this does not work:

$phpWord = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::load($directory_filename, 'Word2007'));

If I write this to output:

// header settings omitted
$xmlWriter->save("php:https://output");

I get a PhpWord base document but not the one on the server. Plus I would rather not have one on the server that I have to delete, subsequently.

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