win32com

[floris.vannee]

Hi,

Is it possible to create a com server in python and then access that
server using VB .NET, for example using the following code. A very
basic com server i found in a tutorial about win32com:

class HelloWorld:
_reg_clsid_ = "{7CC9F362-486D-11D1-BB48-0000E838A65F}"

_reg_desc_ = "Python Test COM Server"

_reg_progid_ = "Python.TestSer ver"

# Next line assumes file is "testcomserver. py"

_reg_class_spec _ = "testcomserver. HelloWorld"

_public_methods _ = ['Hello']

_public_attrs_ = ['softspace', 'noCalls']

_readonly_attrs _ = ['noCalls']

def __init__(self):
self.softspace = 1

self.noCalls = 0

def Hello(self, who):

self.noCalls = self.noCalls + 1

# insert "softspace" number of spaces

return "Hello" + " " * self.softspace + who

if __name__=='__ma in__':
import win32com.server .register
win32com.server .register.UseCo mmandLine(Hello World)
When I run it it says: '>>> Registered: Python.TestServ er '

But how can I access that server now from VB .NET (if it's possible).
Or do I need to use very different python code? (I wasnt sure where to
put this, in vb or python section, sorry if its in the wrong section)

Thanks in advance,

Floris van Nee

[Méta-MCI]

Hi!

Answer in the mailing-list.

@-salutations

Michel Claveau

[floris.vannee]

Thanks :)

For people who are also having this problem. The VB .NET code to import
that COM object is:
dim com_object as object
com_object = CreateObject("P ython.TestServe r") 'Python.TestSer ver in
this case, but for different programs, different names of course.

And in order to get it work you need to remove this code of python
line:
_reg_desc_ = "Python Test COM Server"

I dont know why, but it didn't work with that line, and it did work
without the line.

Floris