[python-win32] win32com and GetRef

[Michael Thompson]

I'm using win32com to manipulate the DOM inside of Internet
Explorer. Something like this:

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
import win32com.client

ie = win32com.client.Dispatch('InternetExplorer.Application')
ie.Navigate('about:about')
body = ie.Document.getElementsByTagName("BODY")[0]

#
# Now comes the tricky part, I need to supply a "pointer-to-a-function"
#
def init():
     pass

body.onload = init        # XXXXXX Problem here

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Everything works a treat until the line marked XXXXXX. It fails with an exception:

    TypeError: Objects of type 'function' can not be converted to a COM VARIANT

I'm need to effectively supply callback function for an event.

If I where using javascript, this line would be fine as is.  If I was using VB,
then it would look like this:

      body.onload = GetRef("init")

So, my question is how do I make the line marked XXXXX work in python?  Is
it possible?  Any pointers greatly appreciated.

Further Question: if its not possible would I be able to do this using Mozilla and pyxcom?

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Mike