Python and Windows.Forms

[Miranda Evans]

May I get some clarification regarding some terminology please? 
Specifically, the sentences:

"You can access all the Windows common dialogs (forms?) Python by
using Win32 extensions.  Specifically using pywin.mfc dialog and
win32ui modules."

My questions are:
1) is a combo box control something that is part of the set of stuff
that is referred to as 'all the Windows common dialogs'?
2) if so, is there any sample code available in which a combo box
control is 'hacked' (Mr. Bates' term, not mine) from pywin.mfc dialog
and win32ui modules? if so, where can I find this sample code?

"Larry Bates" <lbates at swamisoft.com> wrote in message news:<PIydnS3kI_d-Qj7dRVn_iw at comcast.com>...
> Shane,
> 
> You can access all the Windows common dialogs (forms?)
> Python by using Win32 extensions.  Specifically using
> pywin.mfc dialog and win32ui modules.  Here is an example
> that I "hacked" from Demos directory.  If this is
> something you want to study more see Mark Hammond's
> excellent Python Programming on Win32 book.
> 
> HTH,
> Larry Bates
> Syscon, Inc.
> 
> #
> # Progress bar control example
> #
> # PyCProgressCtrl encapsulates the MFC CProgressCtrl class.  To use it,
> # you:
> #
> # - Create the control with win32ui.CreateProgressCtrl()
> # - Create the control window with PyCProgressCtrl.CreateWindow()
> # - Initialize the range if you want it to be other than (0, 100) using
> #   PyCProgressCtrl.SetRange()
> # - Either:
> #   - Set the step size with PyCProgressCtrl.SetStep(), and
> #   - Increment using PyCProgressCtrl.StepIt()
> #   or:
> #   - Set the amount completed using PyCProgressCtrl.SetPos()
> #
> # Example and progress bar code courtesy of KDL Technologies, Ltd., Hong
> Kong SAR, China.
> #
> 
> from pywin.mfc import dialog
> import win32ui
> import win32con
> import time
> 
> def MakeDlgTemplate():
>     style = (win32con.DS_MODALFRAME |
>              win32con.WS_POPUP |
>              win32con.WS_VISIBLE |
>              win32con.WS_CAPTION |
>              win32con.WS_SYSMENU |
>              win32con.DS_SETFONT)
>     cs = (win32con.WS_CHILD |
>           win32con.WS_VISIBLE)
> 
>     w = 215
>     h = 36
> 
>     dlg = [["Progress bar",
>           (0, 0, w, h),
>           style,
>           None,
>           (8, "MS Sans Serif")],
>           ]
>     return dlg
> 
> class TestDialog(dialog.Dialog):
>     def OnInitDialog(self):
>         rc = dialog.Dialog.OnInitDialog(self)
>         self.pbar = win32ui.CreateProgressCtrl()
>         self.pbar.CreateWindow (win32con.WS_CHILD |
>                                 win32con.WS_VISIBLE,
>                                 (10, 10, 310, 24),
>                                 self, 1001)
>         return rc
> 
> def demo():
>     d = TestDialog (MakeDlgTemplate())
>     d.CreateWindow ()
>     for i in xrange(100):
>         d.pbar.SetPos(i)
>         time.sleep(0.1)
> 
>     d.OnCancel()
> 
> if __name__=='__main__':
>      demo()
> 
> # $Header: /home/cvsroot/PyWin32/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/progressbar.py,v 1.1
> 1999/09/01 23:33:35 mhammond Exp $
> 
> "Shane" <s.brennan at cox.net> wrote in message
> news:sTAoc.67180$sK3.3272 at nwrddc03.gnilink.net...
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > I'm new to Python and programming in general and I'm having a blast. I
> > was curious if it was possible to use Windows.Forms; I'm interesting in
> > porting a C++ program a friend wrote for me to Python and would like to
> > use a similar GUI (its fairly simple). I've noticed ActiveState has a
> > .NET plugin for Python...
> >
> > http://www.activestate.com/Products/Visual_Python/?_x=1
> >
> > ...but I'm not sure that is what I am looking for and I'm stuck with
> > Borland C# Builder Personal Edition anyway for financial reasons.
> >
> > One thing that threw me for a loop was that when I used ActivePython
> > (ActiveStates Python IDE, I like it so far) to run a script I wrote, it
> > gives me a Windows.Forms input box when I call raw_input as opposed to
> > the regular console input message you get in the basic interactive
> > window that comes with a standalone Pythin installation. What's going on
> > there? Can I harness that a little more?
> >
> > Shane Brennan