[IronPython] unicode problem with vmware api

[jean-marc pouchoulon]

Helo ironpython list  ,

I'm trying to use ironpython with the vi-toolkit api for .net
The C# code looks like that:

DiagnosticManager diagMgr = (DiagnosticManager) 
client.GetView(client.ServiceContent.DiagnosticManager, null);
DiagnosticManagerLogHeader log = diagMgr.BrowseDiagnosticLog(null, 
"hostd", 999999999, null);

I "translate" these lines  in ironpython code:

diagMgr = client.GetView(client.ServiceContent.DiagnosticManager, None)
diagMgrLog = diagMgr.BrowseDiagnosticLog(None, "hostd", 999999999, None)

unfortunately I've got an error on hostd key:
 
"A specified parameter was not correct. key"

I read that ironpython has only unicode string and I suppose that  the 
problem is here.
 is there is a way to transform "hostd" in byte strings ?


thanks for your help.

jean-marc pouchoulon