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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Not really sure that I have a problem with win32 Extensions here but
anyway..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>(Please also note that I’m not very well versed with win32 nor
COM, I merely use it when<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I develop Python apps that use COM objects.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I try to call a method on the Solid Edge API, which provides a COM
interface.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>In general, things work nicely, Thanks Mark for supplying win32
Extensions :o)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>The specific call expects two parameters by reference and these
parameters<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>shall, upon return, contain the sought data.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Usually, I get the data as a returned tuple but this specific call
instead raise an exception(!)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>>> first = 1.0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>>> scnd = 1.0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>>>>
se.ActiveDocument.Sheets(3).ComplexStrings2d(10).GetCentroid(x=first, y=scnd)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Traceback (most recent call last):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'> File "<pyshell#7>", line <st1:metricconverter
ProductID="1, in" w:st="on">1, in</st1:metricconverter> <module><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>
se.ActiveDocument.Sheets(3).ComplexStrings2d(10).GetCentroid(x=first, y=scnd)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'> File
"C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py\943AC5C6-F4DB-11D1-BE00-080036B4D502x0x1x0.py",
line <st1:metricconverter ProductID="3088, in" w:st="on">3088, in</st1:metricconverter>
GetCentroid<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'> , y)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'> File
"C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py", line <st1:metricconverter
ProductID="448, in" w:st="on">448, in</st1:metricconverter> _ApplyTypes_<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'> dispid, 0, wFlags, retType, argTypes, *args),<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>com_error: (-2147417851, 'The server threw an exception.', None, None)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Question: Where should I really look? Is it win32 Extensions or is it
Solid Edge?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Thought: The COM error states that the *<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>server</span></b>* threw exception so look there BUT
the call works from VB..<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Using Python 2.5.1, pywin32-210, SolidEdge v18<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>PS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>In case someone out there happens to know about Solid Edge, the call is
object.GetCentroid(x, y) which is expected to return coordinates<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>for the object. The VB call looks like <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Dim dblx As Double<br>
Dim dbly As Double<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Call objCompStrn1.GetCentroid(x:=dblx, y:=dbly)</span></font><font
size=2><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'>DS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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