[python-win32] Python-win32 Digest, Vol 45, Issue 13

[James Matthews]

Wikipedia just opened a new hosting platform i will try to get a site and
make a media wiki so people in the python world can read/write on win32
API's Etc..... Although it would kill allot of the traffic on this list i am
sure no one would mind!

On 12/13/06, Tony Cappellini <cappy2112 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>wonderful Python-ish API on how to access for example Outlook Express
> You can go to the Microsoft MSDN site and look for the VBA reference for
> Outlook Express.
> In particular, search for the Outlook Express Object Hierarchy
> chart/reference.
> Without knowing this, the API's are pretty hard to use, unless you've done
> it before.
>
> You can also search on websites which have support for Visual Basic 6.
> There are a tremendous amount of programs written to interact with the
> Office applications from Visual Basic.
>
> I once wrote a Python script to pull names out of an Outlook distribution
> list. I started by finding out how Visual Basic called Outlook, and
> translated that to Python. VIsual Basic resources can be a bighelp.
>
>
> Good luck!
>
> From: "Bokverket" <bokverket at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [python-win32] Python as scripting glue, WAS Python for
>        sysadmin
> To: <python-win32 at python.org>
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> Tim and Michael,
>
> I am a Python neophyte and must admit that I am not familiar with all
> those
> Python library names that swish around this list. But that was not my
> point.
> The tasks on Michael's list that he has done/helped out with lately are to
> a
> large extent useful jobs that an ordinary user would love. Well, at least
> one who know how to program, iow use Python as _the_ scripting language to
> glue all these Micrsoft parts and apps together.  This would require a
> wonderful Python-ish API on how to access for example Outlook Express
> address lists, Word and the file system.  Plus some wonderful examples of
> useful examples and how to execute them in a Window environment..
>
> IOW, making Python for Windows what AWK was for DOS :-)
>
> Does this library already exist, easy-to-use?
>
> Maybe this would be another book project for you?!
>
>
> All the best,
>
> G?ran,
> Stockholm, Sweden
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