[python-win32] Converting VB COM register program to Python

[r c]

On 10/3/07, Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> wrote:
>
> r c wrote:
> >
> >     >In this case, where an indexed property had both a "Get" and a
> "Let"
> >     >handler, the Python COM stuff generates a "Value" function for
> >     the "Get"
> >     >part, and a "SetValue" function for the "Let" part. >
> >     >
> >     >So, you want:
> >      >  objCOMAdminCatalogObject.SetValue("ID", AppID) >
> >     >
> >     >--
> >     >Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com <mailto:timr at probo.com>
> >     > Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
> >
> >     When I try SetValue I get:
> >
> >
> >
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >
> > _File
> >
> "C:\programming\python\dev\src\FullInstallScripts\COMObjectFullInstall.py",
> > line 74, in <module>_
> >
> > CreateApplication()
> >
> > _File
> >
> "C:\programming\python\dev\src\FullInstallScripts\COMObjectFullInstall.py",
> > line 21, in CreateApplication_
> >
> > objCOMAdminCatalogObject.SetValue("ID", AppID)
> >
> > _File "C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line
> > 496, in __getattr___
> >
> > raise AttributeError, "%s.%s" % (self._username_, attr)
> >
> > AttributeError: Add.SetValue
> >
>
> Not sure what to tell you.  This exact script runs correctly for me:
>
>    import win32com.client
>
>    objCOMAdminCatalog =
>    win32com.client.Dispatch("COMAdmin.COMAdminCatalog")
>    objApplications = objCOMAdminCatalog.GetCollection ("Applications")
>    objCOMAdminCatalogObject = objApplications.Add()
>    AppID = objCOMAdminCatalogObject.Value("ID")
>    print "ID", objCOMAdminCatalogObject.Value("ID")  #This is returning
>    the random ID
>    objCOMAdminCatalogObject.SetValue("ID",AppID)
>
> Have you run "makepy" on this type lib?
>
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
> Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
>
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Perfect!  Adding the makepy to my script allowed me to call the SetValue
method:
win32com.client.gencache.EnsureModule(pywintypes.IID(*
'{F618C513-DFB8-11D1-A2CF-00805FC79235}'*), 0x0, 1, 0)

Thank you
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