[python-win32] [Fwd: Re: Running the COM MakePy Utility from python]

[Mark Hammond]

Look for the win32com.client.gencache module - it exposes a number of 
functions (EnsureDispatch, EnsureModule etc) designed simply to avoid 
the requirement to explicitly run makepy before using an object.

Cheers,

Mark

On 27/08/2009 9:51 PM, Grant Paton-Simpson wrote:
> Hi Harald,
>
> I managed to make a file containing everything I needed. NB the command
> is makepy.py not makepy. There was, however, an issue with genpy.py
> asserting there had to be a self.file.encoding even though I couldn't
> see where that was set. I temporarily commented that assert out. File
> creation then worked. I then took out the small portion of the script I
> needed - all the data type constants - and put those in my own module.
> Success!
>
> For the benefit of others, the reason you don't have to specify the
> library e.g. ActiveX 2.8, is that you will be prompted for it via a pop
> up GUI.
>
>
> All the best, Grant
>
>
> Massa, Harald Armin wrote:
>  > Grant,
>  >
>  > that is possible. Just read the makepy.py script within
>  > win32com.client, and you will find that someway down main() there is
>  >
>  > ---------
>  > GenerateFromTypeLibSpec(arg, f, verboseLevel = verboseLevel,
>  > bForDemand = bForDemand, bBuildHidden = hiddenSpec)
>  > ---------
>  >
>  > which does this.
>  >
>  > BUT, for "static" usage of makepy-COM-Mappings I suggest to make
>  > makepy output it's results in a named file
>  >
>  > makepy -o ADO28.py
>  >
>  > and furtheron import that ADO28 file to access the variables. That
>  > does also work with Excel and Word, and I am used to
>  >
>  > import ExcelXX as Excel
>  > ec=Excel.constants
>  >
>  > and further on us ec.* for excel constants.
>  >
>  > Best wishes,
>  >
>  > HArald
>  >
>  > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:51 AM, Grant Paton-Simpson <grant at p-s.co.nz
>  > <mailto:grant at p-s.co.nz>> wrote:
>  >
>  > Hi,
>  >
>  > Basically I want to have an installation package automatically run the
>  > COM MakePy utility for the ADO 2.8 library. I believe I need to do
>  > this
>  > so that constants like win32com.client.constants.adTinyInt will be
>  > available when my application (http://www.sofastatistics.com)
>  > connects to
>  > MS Access and MS SQL Server databases.
>  >
>  > Ideally I would have a line doing something like this:
>  >
>  > win32com.runmakepy("Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.8 Library (2.8)")
>  >
>  > Is it possible to do this programmatically?
>  >
>  >
>  > All the best, Grant
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