win32com problem: more than one instance

[Stefan Schukat]

Hello Thomas, 

excel registers its COM objects with REGCLS_SINGLEUSE that means one COM
object is created
per process. In Solidworks it seems that that they register with
REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE, which means
on process can serve more than one COM object. Hence you have no chance
to get multiple instances
running in any COM client. 

	Stefan


> -----Original Message-----
> From: python-list-bounces+sschukat=dspace.de at python.org 
> [mailto:python-list-bounces+sschukat=dspace.de at python.org] On 
> Behalf Of Tim Golden
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:36 PM
> To: Thomas Rademacher
> Cc: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Re: win32com problem: more than one instance
> 
> Thomas Rademacher wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I start my script convert.py simultaneously in any 
> dos-shells several 
> > times. But I get every time the same solidworks instance.
> > I see in the proccess (task) manager only one 
> solidworks.exe Therefore 
> > I get for all simultaneous conversions the same output file.
> 
> I *think* -- and I'm really hoping someone more knowledgeable 
> can chip in here -- that it's down to the particular COM 
> object implementation. ie Excel may choose to offer you 
> separate instances (or whatever they're called) while 
> SolidWorks may not.
> 
> TJG
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