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<p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to use a COM component that does not support the
IDispatch interface. It has only early-bound IUnknown derived interfaces
in it. The folks at ActiveState directed me to this list for some assistance.
It seems from some of the documentation I’ve come across that Python can
make early-bound function calls, but it seems that all of the creation
mechanisms perform a QueryInterface for IDispatch (which, of course, will
always fail for our COM components). Does anyone have any idea on if/how
Python can be used with non-IDispatch COM components? Any advice is very
much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>-kirk<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Kirk Fertitta<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Chief Technical Officer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Pacific MindWorks, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.pacificmindworks.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ph: 858-587-8876 x237<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>fax: 858-587-8907<o:p></o:p></p>
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