On 18/02/2006 11:25 AM, Dan Glassman wrote: > David Carter wrote: > >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Robert Brewer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 4:11 PM >>>To: David Carter; python-win32@python.org >>>Subject: RE: [python-win32] Using win32com Constants >>> >>> >>>David Carter wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Why is it that when I want to use a win32COM constant such as >>>>acViewNormal in an MS Access COM automation session I find I >>>>have to use some convoluted thing like: >>>> >>>> ComConstants = >>>>win32com.client.constants.__dict__["__dicts__"][0] >>>> viewtype = ComConstants['acViewNormal'] >>>> >>>>Am I missing something obvious? >>> >>>Are you calling Dispatch before referencing the constants? >>> >>>http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.3/pywin32 > > > > >>Yes, -those- constants work fine. They're the application specific constants >>that require the convolution. > > > He wasn't suggesting that Dispatch wasn't working, but rather pointing out > that the constants don't work until *after* you've called Dispatch. > > The way to use the constants (after calling Dispatch) is like this: > > >>> win32com.client.constants.acViewNormal > > If that's not working, then I'd say there's nothing *too* obvious that you're > missing. You've obviously run makepy, otherwise even the convolution > wouldn't > work... >
David, Forget your convolvulus; show us a small complete runnable piece of code that tries to do what you expect/want, but fails. Cheers, John _______________________________________________ Python-win32 mailing list Python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
