Roger,
Thank you so much! I have been pulling my hair out over this!
Rob.
Roger Upole wrote:[color=blue]
> I don't know why case would make a difference, but if I change
> the fireevent call to FireEvent, it works on XP sp2.
> It also works if you generate the makepy wrappers (probably
> because that forces case-sensitivity)
>
> hth
> Roger
>
> <calfdog@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1111628957.852581.307520@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...[color=green]
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone could tell me why fireEvent works in[/color][/color]
every[color=blue][color=green]
> > language but Python with the latest Internet Explorer?
> >
> > I tried this page that has two listboxes if you select Listbox A[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> > Listbox B should change.
> >
> > The code status:
> > Works fine with Python 2.3, 2.4 in Windows XPsp1
> > DOES not work Python 2.3, 2.4 XP Sp2 or the lastest IE
> > Works fine with "RUBY" on Win 2000, XP sp1 and XP sp2
> > Work fine with PERL on on Win 2000, XP sp1 and XP sp2
> >
> > Luckily I know both Ruby, VB and Perl so I could prove there was a
> > problem.
> >
> > Here is the example code in both Python and Ruby:
> >
> > Python:
> > from win32com.client import DispatchEx
> > import time
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > def wait(ie):
> > while ie.Busy: time.sleep(0.1)
> >
> > doc = ie.Document
> > while doc.ReadyState != 'complete': time.sleep(0.1)
> >
> > ie = DispatchEx('InternetExplorer.Application')
> > ie.Visible = 1
> > ie.Navigate( 'https://enroll.ou.edu/' )
> > wait(ie)
> > ie.Document.forms[0].campus.value='200'
> > ie.Document.forms[0].campus.fireevent('onchange')
> >
> > Results:
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File
> >[/color][/color]
"C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\Pythonwin\pywin\framework\scriptutils.py" ,[color=blue][color=green]
> > line 310, in RunScript
> > exec codeObject in __main__.__dict__
> > File "C:\automation\poScript1.py", line 18, in ?
> > ie.Document.forms[0].campus.fireevent('onchange')
> > File "C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",[/color][/color]
line[color=blue][color=green]
> > 154, in __call__
> > return
> >[/color][/color]
self._get_good_object_(self._oleobj_.Invoke(*allAr gs),self._olerepr_.defaultDispatchName,None)[color=blue][color=green]
> > com_error: (-2147024891, 'Access is denied.', None, None)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ruby:
> > # OU Registration & Enrollment Online
> > require 'win32ole'
> > ie = WIN32OLE.new('InternetExplorer.Application')
> > ie.visible = true
> > ie.gohome
> > ie.navigate('https://enroll.ou.edu/')
> > while ie.busy
> > end
> >
> > READYSTATE_COMPLETE = 4
> > until
> > ie.readyState == READYSTATE_COMPLETE
> > end
> > form = ie.document.forms(0)
> > form.campus.value = '200'
> > form.campus.fireevent('onchange')
> >
> > Results: fireEvent was successful and the second listbox was[/color][/color]
changed[color=blue][color=green]
> >[/color]
>
>
>
>
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