[python-win32] how to get the interface of an COM object?

[Bruce Who]

Hi, Mark

All the sample VBScript codes I have are embeded in html. I donnot
know if this is different from VBScript code that runs under the
Windows Scripting Host, I'm not familiar with VBScript, :-(


On 11/14/06, Mark Hammond <mhammond at skippinet.com.au> wrote:
> > I googled the web and find some old posts in this maillist, it seems
> > that only interfaces inherit from IDispatch can be used by pythonCOM,
> > and interfaces here inherits from IUnknown. But I just need to use
> > these interfaces, so could anybody tell me how to do it?
>
> I'm afraid that what you googled is still correct - only interfaces
> implemented using IDispatch can be called by pywin32.
>
> > And this control and its interfaces are all available to VBScript or
> > Visual Bacis:
> >
> >    Set ISomeInterface_ = SomeObj.interface("ISomeInterface")
> >    ...
> >    <OBJECT ID="SomeObj"
> > CLASSID="CLSID:7A4F5191-68A8-14D5-82C1-0001083952C1" ></OBJECT>
> >
> > Since VBScript and python are both script languages, I guess python
> > can also access these interfaces.
>
> VB can use all interfaces, but I believe VBScript can not.  Can you show me
> some VBScript code that runs under the Windows Scripting Host (WSH - ie,
> wscript.exe/cscript.exe) that does what you need?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark
>
>

Bruce