[python-win32] Trouble Automating Alibre CAD package

[Duane Kaufman]

Hi,

> 
> Thomas wrote:
> > I'm not sure pywin32 can handle such a buggy object,
> > but you could probably try to run makepy on the typelib and then
> > create the object.
> 
> What might work here is to pass a secret second arg to QueryInterface.  This
> second arg can be the IID of the object returned from the call.  So
> something like:
> 
>   ob = ob.QueryInterface(IID_IAutomationHook, pythoncom.IID_IDispatch)
>
I will admit to being a newbie to Python COM, but what is 'ob', and how do I create it?

Thanks,
Duane
 
> should theretically perform the QI for IAutomationHook, but return the
> resulting object in a PyIDispatch wrapper.
> 
> What happens after that is anyone's guess though ;)
> 
> Mark
> 
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