Need Help building COM server in python

[John Urberg]

michiel at htcs.nl (michiel) wrote:
> CODE CLASS:
> 
> class HelloWorld:
>     _reg_clsid_  = "{D4FF29AD-BCDE-4FE2-9896-892D2EBB5180}"
>     _reg_desc_   = "Python Test COM Server"
>     _reg_progid_ = "Python.TestServer"
> 
>     _public_methods_ = ['Hello']
>     _public_attrs_ = ['softspace', 'noCalls']
>     _readonly_attrs_ = ['noCalls']
>     
> def __init__(self):
>     self.softspace = 1
>     self.noCalls = 0
> def Hello(self, who):
>     self.noCalls = self.noCalls + 1
>     return "Hello" + " " * self.softspace + str(who)
> 
> if __name__=='__main__':
>     import win32com.server.register 
>     print "Registering COM server..."
>     win32com.server.register.UseCommandLine(HelloWorld)
[...]
> PROBLEM:
> 
> Registration of the object works.
> Creation of the object works (x=createobject("python.object")),
> but then there are no methodes I can access: "there is no such method"
> 
> Can someone help me out or send me an example of a useable COM server
> object written in python?

Try using: x = CreateObject("Python.TestServer").  The value you put
in_reg_progid_ is what clients should use to create the object.

Regards,
John Urberg