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<DIV><FONT size=2>I do some MSWord programming -if i may call it this way-
through Python. I am doing well so far, but the first time I set a margin to a
Word document I get a "server busy" message which floads away after ~15 secs.
This occurs only to the first Word document that i open. If i open a second Word
document this "server busy" message will no longer appear.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>After lots of search and tests I have concluded that i must
set the clsctx parameter to my Dispatch object which I created in order for my
script to wait until the Word Automation Server is initialized. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I do the Dispatch as follows:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>wordApp = Dispatch("Word.Application")</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>But, I think i must do it like this:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>wordApp = Dispatch("Word.Application", clsctx = [clsctx value]
)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I have found some values that clsctx accepts (such as:
CLSCTX_INPROC_HANDLER = 2 ) but when I set them to the Dispatch (example:
Dispatch("Word.Application", clsctx = 2) I get a "No such interface
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<DIV>So, my question, is there any proper way to make my script wait until the
Word Automation Server is initialized to avoid getting the "Server Busy" error
message?</DIV>
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<DIV>p.s.This "Server Busy" error message only appears in Win98.</DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards</DIV>
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<DIV>Vax</DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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