Re: [python-win32] Transparent Windows - API failure

2006-07-06 Thread Metz, Bobby W, WWCS
Thanks Tim & Mark. I was guessing Tk too but hoping it would work since the Tkinter alpha parameter for toplevel windows doesn't work and it seems sparsely documented. I was hoping it was something wrong with the way I was calling it. I'll hit up the tkinter list to see if others have had better

Re: [python-win32] Transparent Windows - API failure

2006-07-06 Thread Tim Roberts
On Wed, 5 Jul 2006 18:32:30 -0500, "Metz, Bobby W, WWCS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >All, > This is my first attempt with setting transparent backgrounds, >so probably simple error. I've had some success making Notepad >transparent, but am getting no results against a Tkinter window. Also,

Re: [python-win32] Trouble Automating Alibre CAD package

2006-07-06 Thread Rodrigo Strauss
I think trying to create the object using VBScript is a good idea. This way you will know who to blame (pywin or the component). ===ThisIsJustATestIWouldLikeToDoItInPython.vbs === Dim x Set x = CreateObject ("AlibreX.AutomationHook") ===EOF== Does it work? I'm not 100% sure, but AFAIK VB doesn't

Re: [python-win32] Calling Labview 8 via Python and COM

2006-07-06 Thread propadovic . nenad
Hello Mr. Hammond, thanks once again, it worked fine, indeed. Have a nice day. Yours sincerelly, Nenad Propadovic > > Is there a way to patch this new feature into the > > distribution I'm using, > > without changing the whole setup of the SW? > > This function should patch into that win32all ve

[python-win32] Trouble Automating Alibre CAD package

2006-07-06 Thread duanek
Hello, I am trying to use pywin32 to automate a CAD package from Alibre (www.alibre.com) called Design Express. The documentation I can get is written for Visual Basic (and not all that well at that), and I get the following error from the following lines: [Python Code] import win32com

Re: [python-win32] Calling Labview 8 via Python and COM

2006-07-06 Thread Mark Hammond
> Is there a way to patch this new feature into the > distribution I'm using, > without changing the whole setup of the SW? This function should patch into that win32all version just fine. Locate the method definition in win32com\client\dynamic.py, and just paste it directly into the relevant loc