[python-win32] Printing a Word file silently

[Tim Golden]

>From: Alexandre Lemière [mailto:alexandre.lemiere at laposte.net]
>
>from win32com.client import constants,Dispatch,DispatchEx
>WORD = 'Word.Application.8'
>Faux, Vrai = 0,1
>
>class Word:
>    def __init__(self):
>        self.app = DispatchEx(WORD)
>        #self.app.Visible = 1
>    def ouvrir(self, doc):
>        self.app.Documents.Open(FileName=doc)
>    def imprimer(self):
>        self.app.Application.ActivePrinter = "PostScript"
>        
>self.app.Application.PrintOut(OutputFileName=r"c:\temp\testout.
>ps", PrintToFile=1, Append=Faux)
>    def quitter(self):
>        self.app.Documents(r"c:\temp\test.doc").Close(SaveChanges=Faux)
>)
>
>if __name__ == '__main__':
>    word = Word()
>    word.ouvrir(r"c:\temp\test.doc")
>    word.imprimer()
>    word.quitter()  
>

This may be of no use to you at all, but running your code (with a stray
 right bracket removed) on my Win2k box with Word2000 works perfectly.
 In fact, this is Word.Application.9 masquerading as Word.Application.8, 
 so it may be that Word97 (aka Word 8) doesn't behave exactly the same.

TJG


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