> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:00:33 -0700 > From: Tim Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [python-win32] Need help with AutoSummarize feature in > Word > To: python-win32@python.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
First off, thanks very much Tim for the help. Your advice made a big difference! > >It sometimes > >neglects to close the word documents so then my computer gets loaded > >with tons of open word documents > > > > Right, because you close the summary, but you never close the original > document. Gotcha. I think I see what is going on via the issue of documents. > ># COM constants that must be established > >wdSummaryModeCreateNew = 0x3 > > > > > > That constant should be in win32com.client.constants after you do your > EnsureDispatch. Thanks for pointing that out. Now I see how the EnsureDispatch works. > >WORD = 'Word.Application' > >False, True = 0, -1 > > That's an incredibly bad idea. Python has intrinsic constants called > False and True with very different values, and you should be able to use > them with APIs that expect a Boolean. I agree. That was based off the sample I pulled out of the Learning Python book. Now I'ved nixed it and am much happer for it. > Kind of a trivial note -- the + operator on strings is inefficient. > It's better just to create the constants as one chunk, but since this is > only a one-time thing, it really doesn't matter. Don't worry about trivial notes. The more advice I get from people on proper Python practices the better. > The Open API returns a Document object. You should save that Document > object, so that you can close it later. > > self.original = self.app.Documents.Open( FileName = doc ) Thanks. This simple bit of advice is really what has enabled me to finish up the project two weeks ahead of schedule. > > def autoSummarize(self, Length = 30, Mode = > >wdSummaryModeCreateNew, UpdateProperties = True): > > """ I do the autosummary and return the content. This > >actually creates a new tmp word file.""" > > try: > > self.app.ActiveDocument.AutoSummarize(Length, Mode, > >UpdateProperties) > > > AutoSummarize returns a Range object. It may be possible to get the > text directly from this Range object, instead of relying on the > ActiveDocument property. Can you help me with finding documentation or examples of different ways to play with the Range objects? The MSDN docs seem to be assuming I already know what a Range is. > > return word.app.ActiveDocument.Content.Text > > You really want "self" instead of "word" here. You're getting the > global variable "word", which happens to be the same thing in this case, > but better to do it right. Oops! Thanks! > Here, you're closing the summary. You also need to do: > self.original.Close() Yep. That works nicely! > > Since you're running 4 different summaries from the same original, why > not do the word.open outside of the loop? You would have to change the > Word class to close the autosummary document in the autoSummarize call, > instead of in close, but that's easy. It was easy. Like I said, your advice made me jump really far ahead. Thanks so much! -- 'Knowledge is Power' Daniel Greenfeld http://del.icio.us/dgreenfe _______________________________________________ Python-win32 mailing list Python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
