[python-win32] [Fwd: Re: Running the COM MakePy Utility from python]

[Grant Paton-Simpson]

Hi Harald,

I managed to make a file containing everything I needed.  NB the command
is makepy.py not makepy.  There was, however, an issue with genpy.py
asserting there had to be a self.file.encoding even though I couldn't
see where that was set.  I temporarily commented that assert out.  File
creation then worked.  I then took out the small portion of the script I
needed - all the data type constants - and put those in my own module. 
Success!

For the benefit of others, the reason you don't have to specify the
library e.g. ActiveX 2.8, is that you will be prompted for it via a pop
up GUI.


All the best, Grant


Massa, Harald Armin wrote:
 > Grant,
 >
 > that is possible. Just read the makepy.py script within
 > win32com.client, and you will find that someway down main() there is
 >
 > ---------
 > GenerateFromTypeLibSpec(arg, f, verboseLevel = verboseLevel,
 > bForDemand = bForDemand, bBuildHidden = hiddenSpec)
 > ---------
 >
 > which does this.
 >
 > BUT, for "static" usage of makepy-COM-Mappings I suggest to make
 > makepy output it's results in a named file
 >
 > makepy -o ADO28.py
 >
 > and furtheron import that ADO28 file to access the variables. That
 > does also work  with Excel and Word, and I am used to
 >
 > import ExcelXX as Excel
 > ec=Excel.constants
 >
 > and further on us ec.* for excel constants.
 >
 > Best wishes,
 >
 > HArald
 >
 > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:51 AM, Grant Paton-Simpson <grant at p-s.co.nz
 > <mailto:grant at p-s.co.nz>> wrote:
 >
 >     Hi,
 >
 >     Basically I want to have an installation package automatically 
run the
 >     COM MakePy utility for the ADO 2.8 library. I believe I need to do
 >     this
 >     so that constants like win32com.client.constants.adTinyInt will be
 >     available when my application (http://www.sofastatistics.com)
 >     connects to
 >     MS Access and MS SQL Server databases.
 >
 >     Ideally I would have a line doing something like this:
 >
 >     win32com.runmakepy("Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library 
(2.8)")
 >
 >     Is it possible to do this programmatically?
 >
 >
 >     All the best, Grant
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