Problem mapping VB com code to Python

[Paul Paterson]

> "max" <max at theslimmers.net> wrote in message
> news:4f55e45a.0312191451.73b8f84b at posting.google.com...
> > I am trying to use a sdk to access quickbooks, the sdk provided a COM
> > interface and I think it installed the com server files/dlls.  A VB
> > code example is provided, but I can't figure out how to map "Dim
> > sessionManager As New QBFC2_1Lib.QBSessionManager"
> > into a corresponding Python statement, when I try
> > obj = win32com.Client.Dispatch("QBFC2_1Lib.QBSessionManager") I get
> > traceback Shown below.
> >
> > I have been able to run makepy and it generates a lovely file. I can
> > find a Type Library, but need a little help mapping this to be able to
> > access the com object and call its methods.
> >
> > I have included a snipit of the sample VB code and the traceback from
> > my attempt to create a client com object ?
> >
> > Any help much appreciated,
> >
> > max
> >
> >
> >
> > =======Traceback =============
> > >>> o = win32com.client.Dispatch("QBFC2_1Lib.QBSessionManager")
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >   File "<interactive input>", line 1, in ?
> >   File "C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py",
> > line 95, in Dispatch
> >     dispatch, userName =
> > dynamic._GetGoodDispatchAndUserName(dispatch,userName,clsctx)
> >   File "C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",
> > line 84, in _GetGoodDispatchAndUserName
> >     return (_GetGoodDispatch(IDispatch, clsctx), userName)
> >   File "C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",
> > line 72, in _GetGoodDispatch
> >     IDispatch = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(IDispatch, None, clsctx,
> > pythoncom.IID_IDispatch)
> > com_error: (-2147221005, 'Invalid class string', None, None)
>

I had a similar problem with a different library that would early bind in VB
but wouldn't work with win32com.client.Dispatch. IIRC I got around it by
hunting in the registry with regedit for likely looking class ID's
("SomeLibrary.SomeObject"). It is also possible that the VBP file will
contain the GUID which you can then use in a registry search to find a class
ID.

It may be a shot in the dark but in my case when the VB code was,

Dim S As MYLIB.Server
Set S = MYLIB.DefaultServer

the corresponding Python ended up being,

c = win32com.client.Dispatch("MYLIB.MYLIB")
s = c.DefaultServer

I'm not sure if this will work in your case but I think if you search the
registry for "QBFC" you might turn something up.

Paul