Python crash when trying to generate an Excel worksheet with VBA macros

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dan_roman wrote:
> Hi,
> I developed a script with a nice interface in Tkinter that allows me to
> edit some formulas and to generate an Excel worksheet with VBA macros
> within it. The script runs perfectlly in Office 2000, but in Office
> 2003 crash at line: "wbc = workbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Add(1)"
> Please help me :-(
> 
> the code of the module that crash is (only in Excel 2003, in 2000 not):
> 
> import os
> import string
> from win32com.client import Dispatch, constants
> 
> str_code="""
> Dim nrfunc As Integer
> Dim cursor As Integer
> Dim i As Integer
> Dim j As Integer
> 
> 
> 
> Sub Fill()
> 
> 
> 'Aflu numaru de functii din XL
> i = 1
> ..................
> """
> def createExcelReport(projectName,templateName,saveToPath):
> 	# acquire application object, which may start application
> 	application = Dispatch("Excel.Application")
> 
> 	# create new file ('Workbook' in Excel-vocabulary) using the specified
> template
> 	workbook = application.Workbooks.Add("Template1.xls")
> 
> 	# store default worksheet object so we can delete it later
> 	defaultWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(1)
> 
> 	worksheet1 = workbook.Worksheets(1)
> 	worksheet2 = workbook.Worksheets(2)
> 	worksheet3 = workbook.Worksheets(3)
> 
> ---->>>>>	wbc = workbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Add(1) <<<<------ here
> is the problem
> 
> 	wbc.Name="Module1"
> 
> 	wbc.CodeModule.AddFromString(str_code)
> 
> 	path=saveToPath+"\\"+projectName+"_"+templateName+".xls"
> 
> 	workbook.SaveAs(path)
> 
> 	worksheet1 = workbook.Worksheets(1)
> 
> 	# make stuff visible now.
> 	worksheet1.Activate()
> 	application.Visible = True
> 

Crash as in Office or as a Python exception ?