[python-win32] addin fails to load the first time after login

[Mark Hammond]

I'm afraid I can't guess without a traceback.  Try registering your 
addin with --debug and then run "python -m win32traceutil" - if you are 
luck you will also see the traceback there.

Mark

On 24/11/2011 8:09 AM, Christian K. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am observing a strange behaviour of two python com-servers/addins, one
> of them is called from Excel VBA the other one is an Outlook (both from
> Office 2003) addin.
>
> Both of them work if I register them and start using Outlook or Excel
> thereafter. However when I log out and login the next time, both of them
> fail to load. Excel is showing an error message when
> CreateObject("addin") is called, showing a python traceback from
> somewhere within win32com (only parts of it since the window cannot be
> resized). Outlook silently ignores the addin and in the list of
> com_addins it is marked as deactivated. Re-registering solves the
> problem until the next login.
>
> Interestingly I get them to work if I start e.g. spyder (a python IDE)
> before making calls to the com servers. It does not seem to help though,
> if I only open a python shell. This sounds like a timeout issue to me.
>
> Do you know what might be the cause and what I can do about it?
>
> Best regards, Christian
>
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