Re: [python-win32] Have icon overlays persist after machine restart in Python

PM, Mark Hammond wrote: > On 13/01/2016 6:09 AM, Alexander Jewell wrote: > >> I should have checked the setup file before attaching, that's actually >> from a third test I ran that tried running an EXE. >> In my earlier test I had create_dll = True. >> During

Re: [python-win32] Have icon overlays persist after machine restart in Python

create_dll=False > > So you are only going to get a COM object that can be created as a .exe. > Explorer wants only inproc objects (ie, those hosted in a DLL), so you want > create_dll=True and create_exe=False - you should then get a DLL you can > register with regsvr32. > &

Re: [python-win32] Have icon overlays persist after machine restart in Python

nt out a huge flaw in my thinking, or an obvious step that I'm missing in the registration process. Thanks again for any help you can provide. On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Alexander Jewell wrote: > I created a fresh Python 2.7 environment with pywin and py2exe and > stripped down my o

Re: [python-win32] Have icon overlays persist after machine restart in Python

r the help Mark. On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 7:19 PM, Mark Hammond wrote: > On 7/01/2016 6:21 AM, Alexander Jewell wrote: > >> Unfortunately my end goal was to bundle the entire application as an exe >> with PyInstaller so that the end user does not actually have Python >> inst

Re: [python-win32] Have icon overlays persist after machine restart in Python

rer.exe, so the environment that explorer.exe > starts with is important. > > Mark > > On 6/01/2016 8:29 AM, Alexander Jewell wrote: > >> So, thanks to the Tim Golden guide >> < >> http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/add-my-own-icon-overlays.html> >>

[python-win32] Have icon overlays persist after machine restart in Python

So, thanks to the Tim Golden guide (http://timgolden.me.uk/python/win32_how_do_i/add-my-own-icon-overlays.html) and other questions on Stack Ove