Win32com Item method does not return object

[Mark_Pryor]

Mark Hammond wrote in message <3B2EBBE7.8050803 at ActiveState.com>...
>Mark_Pryor wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> New to Python, using Version 2.1 on Win95.
>> I have a COM object that has been registered into
>> the gen_py folder. As I drill down through the object, I
>> issue the Item method of a collection, which should return
>> another collection, but fails returning a " tuple ".
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>PythonCOM returns a tuple when there are multiple return values from the 
>function - typically byref params.
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>>>>>c = om.Tags.Item(1)
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>My guess is that for some reason, the Item method takes the int param byref.
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>But without seeing that C actually is, it is hard to speculate, but your 
>best bet may be to write it as:
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>c, ignored = om.Tags.Item(1)

 That's it, your speculation nailed it.
c returned this way is now a Tag object, as expected. I get the drop down
again and can continue on.

Thanks Mark !

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>Mark.
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