win32com.client.GetActiveObject()

[Roger Upole]

Basically, this means the application doesn't register itself
with the Running Object Table.  There's not much you can
do about it, except maybe petition whoever makes ITunes.

       Roger

"David Nicolson" <davidnicolson1 at hotmail.com> wrote in message news:mailman.581.1127099639.509.python-list at python.org...
> Hi,
>
> I have been successfully using iTunes' COM interface with Python  using either of the following lines successfully:
>
> iTunes = win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch("iTunes.Application")
> iTunes = win32com.client.Dispatch("iTunes.Application")
>
> The only problem is that it will launch iTunes if it is not running  by instantiating the object here. There are some reasons 
> why I have  not attempted to use more COM to check if iTunes is an active  process, I tried either of the following lines to 
> only form a  connection if iTunes is running.
>
> iTunes = win32com.client.GetActiveObject("iTunes.Application")
> iTunes = win32com.client.GetObject(Class = "iTunes.Application")
>
> Both lines result in a pythoncom.com_error with 'Operation  unavailable' in the second element of the tuple. Has anyone been 
> able  to successfully do this with iTunes' COM server? I have seen other  'Operation unavailable' messages in a few other 
> mailing lists but was  unable to find any solutions to this problem.
>
> Regards,
> David
> 



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