Python Wrapper for C# Com Object

[bg_ie at yahoo.com]

Thomas Heller skrev:

> bg_ie at yahoo.com schrieb:
> > bg_ie at yahoo.com skrev:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I wish to write a Python wrapper for my C# COM object but am unsure
> >> where to start. I have a dll and a tlb file, and I can use this object
> >> in C via the following code -
> >>
> >> // ConsolApp.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
> >> //
> >> #include "stdafx.h"
> >> #include "windows.h"
> >> #include "stdio.h"
> >> #import "C:\Documents and Settings\X\Mina dokument\Visual Studio
> >> 2005\Projects\X_COMObject\X_COMObject\bin\Debug\X_COMObject.tlb"
> >> using namespace X_COMObject;
> >>
> >> int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
> >> {
> >> 	CoInitialize(NULL);
> >>
> >> 	X_COMObject::XCOM_InterfacePtr p(__uuidof(X_COMObject::XCOM_Class));
> >> 	XCOM_Interface *X_com_ptr ;
> >> 	X_com_ptr = p ;
> >> 	X_com_ptr->SetID(10);
> >> 	int x = X_com_ptr->GetID();
> >> 	printf("%d",x);
> >> 	getchar();
> >>
> >> 	return 0;
> >> }
> >>
> >> Can anyone offer me some tips as to how to do this in Python?
> >>
> >> Thanks very much for your help,
> >>
> >> Barry.
> >
> > This is what I've done so far, but I know I'm not doing this correctly.
> > Can anyone help me out?
> >
> > #import pythoncom
> > #pythoncom.CoInitialize()
>
> The above is unneeded if you use comtypes as below (and is unneeded
> when using pythoncom, as well).
>
> > from comtypes.client import GetModule, CreateObject
> >
> > module = GetModule("C:\\Documents and Settings\\X\\Mina
> > dokument\\Visual Studio
> > 2005\\Projects\\X_COMObject\\X_COMObject\\bin\\Debug\\X_COMObject.tlb")
> >
> You don't intantiate the interface, you have to instantiate the COM object.
> Something like
>
>   CreateObject("XCOM_Class")
>
> but of course you have to use the correct argument in the call - the progid
> of the COM object.
> Alternatively you can use the CoClass from the typelibrary, look into the
> generated module in the comtypes\gen directory for a class derived from
> comtypes.CoClass.
>
> InternetExplorer, for example, can be started in these ways:
>
> # using the progid:
> ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
>
> # using the clsid:
> ie = CreateObject("{0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}")
>
>
> # using the coclass from the generated module:
> mod = GetModule("shdocvw.dll")
> ie = CreateObject(mod.InternetExplorer)
>
> Thomas

Thanks very much for your help.

I tried running the following code -

import win32com.client
scanObj = win32com.client.Dispatch("X_COMObject")

but im getting the following error -

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File
"C:\Python22\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\framework\scriptutils.py",
line 310, in RunScript
    exec codeObject in __main__.__dict__
  File "C:\Python25\test.py", line 20, in ?
    scanObj = win32com.client.Dispatch("Scania_COMObject")
  File "C:\Python22\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py",
line 95, in Dispatch
    dispatch, userName =
dynamic._GetGoodDispatchAndUserName(dispatch,userName,clsctx)
  File "C:\Python22\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line
98, in _GetGoodDispatchAndUserName
    return (_GetGoodDispatch(IDispatch, clsctx), userName)
  File "C:\Python22\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line
78, in _GetGoodDispatch
    IDispatch = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(IDispatch, None, clsctx,
pythoncom.IID_IDispatch)
com_error: (-2147221005, 'Invalid Class String', None, None)

I ran my C++ code again and it works fine. I also checked COM Browser
and my X_COMObject is present and I'm spelling it right.

Any ideas what the problem migth be?

Thanks again,

Barry.