Hi Mark, Installed pywin32-217.win32-py2.6.exe and then the problem was resolved.
Thanks again. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Paul Hemans <paul_hem...@laberg.com.au>wrote: > Hi Mark, > Thanks for the response. > > Here is what I am using to instantiate the server through python > >>> from comtypes.client import CreateObject > >>> cc= CreateObject("Compy.Connect") > >>> cc.Status() > > The com server also fails when being accessed from vbscript. > I have verified that both machines have comtypes 0.6.2 loaded. > > Win32com works on the same machine that comtypes works > >>> import win32com.client > >>> wcc = win32com.client.Dispatch("Compy.Connect") > >>> wcc.Status() > > When I run this on the machine that fails with comtypes I get: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > File "<COMObject Compy.Connect>", line 2, in Status > pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, u'Python > COM Server Internal Error', u"Unexpected Python Error: AttributeError: > 'module' object has no attribute 'VARIANT'\n", None, 0, -2147467259), > None) > > Do you have any suggestions as to what I can test? > > Thanks, > Paul > > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Mark Hammond <skippy.hamm...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I don't quite understand this code. The server is using win32com (ie, >> not comtypes), but the client code seems to be using comtypes rather than >> win32com (but it's hard to tell as the client code is missing the imports >> etc). But at face value it appears one of the machines might have an older >> version of comtypes installed. >> >> Mark >> >> >> On 5/08/2012 11:13 PM, Paul Hemans wrote: >> >>> Can someone tell me what is going wrong. The following works on one >>> machine but not on another. >>> >>> Here is a COM server implemented in Python: >>> >>> |from win32com.server.**exceptionimport COMException >>> >>> >>> import pythoncom >>> >>> import sys >>> >>> import os >>> >>> from string import Template >>> >>> import logging >>> >>> import logging.config >>> >>> >>> class Connector: >>> >>> _reg_clsctx_= pythoncom.CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER >>> >>> _reg_clsid_= "{0CE25AEB-1AFA-4DA7-97BD-**F93CDBFB376C}" >>> >>> _reg_desc_= "Python Test COM Server" >>> >>> _reg_progid_= "Compy.Connect" >>> >>> _public_methods_= ['Process', 'Status'] >>> >>> _public_attrs_= [] >>> >>> _readonly_attrs_= [] >>> >>> >>> def Process(self, what): >>> >>> pass >>> >>> >>> def Status(self): >>> >>> return Template(""" >>> >>> Current Directory: $dir >>> Installed: $script >>> PythonPATH: $pyPath >>> """).substitute(dir= os.getcwd(), >>> >>> script= os.path.abspath(__file__), >>> >>> pyPath= sys.path) >>> >>> >>> if __name__== '__main__': >>> >>> >>> import win32com.server.register >>> >>> win32com.server.register.**UseCommandLine(Connector) >>> >>> | >>> >>> It registers ok. When it is run it causes the following to occur on the >>> production machine but NOT on the development box: >>> >>> |>>> cc= CreateObject("Compy.Connect") >>> >>> >>> cc.Status() >>>>>> >>>>> >>> Traceback (most recent calllast): >>> >>> File "<stdin>", line1, in <module> >>> >>> File "C:\Python26\lib\site-**packages\comtypes\client\**dynamic.py", >>> line42, in _ >>> >>> _call__ >>> return self._obj._comobj.Invoke(self.**_id, *args) >>> >>> File "C:\Python26\lib\site-**packages\comtypes\automation.**py", >>> line717, in Invo >>> >>> >>> ke >>> raise COMError(hresult, text, details) >>> >>> _ctypes.COMError: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (u"Unexpected >>> Python Erro >>> >>> r: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'VARIANT'\n", >>> u'Python COM S >>> >>> erver Internal Error', None, 0L, -2147467259)) >>> >>> >>>>>> >>> | >>> >>> I have installed comtypes 0.6.2. Running Python 2.6.6 >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> python-win32 mailing list >>> python-win32@python.org >>> http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/python-win32<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32> >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> python-win32 mailing list >> python-win32@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/python-win32<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32> >> > > > > -- > Best regards, > Paul Hemans > > paul_hem...@laberg.com.au > > LABERG Pty Ltd > (02) 4889 9441 > > www.laberg.com.au > > -- Best regards, Paul Hemans paul_hem...@laberg.com.au LABERG Pty Ltd (02) 4889 9441 www.laberg.com.au
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