[python-win32] Python-win32 Digest, Vol 45, Issue 13

[Tony Cappellini]

>>wonderful Python-ish API on how to access for example Outlook Express
You can go to the Microsoft MSDN site and look for the VBA reference for
Outlook Express.
In particular, search for the Outlook Express Object Hierarchy
chart/reference.
Without knowing this, the API's are pretty hard to use, unless you've done
it before.

You can also search on websites which have support for Visual Basic 6.
There are a tremendous amount of programs written to interact with the
Office applications from Visual Basic.

I once wrote a Python script to pull names out of an Outlook distribution
list. I started by finding out how Visual Basic called Outlook, and
translated that to Python. VIsual Basic resources can be a bighelp.


Good luck!

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Tim and Michael,

I am a Python neophyte and must admit that I am not familiar with all those
Python library names that swish around this list. But that was not my point.
The tasks on Michael's list that he has done/helped out with lately are to a
large extent useful jobs that an ordinary user would love. Well, at least
one who know how to program, iow use Python as _the_ scripting language to
glue all these Micrsoft parts and apps together.  This would require a
wonderful Python-ish API on how to access for example Outlook Express
address lists, Word and the file system.  Plus some wonderful examples of
useful examples and how to execute them in a Window environment..

IOW, making Python for Windows what AWK was for DOS :-)

Does this library already exist, easy-to-use?

Maybe this would be another book project for you?!


All the best,

G?ran,
Stockholm, Sweden
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