Re: [python-win32] timeout in DDE function call

2009-07-21 Thread Patrick Janssen
Hi all, We are still struggling to find a solution to this DDE timeout problem. I came across some sites talking about asynchronous DDE with callback functions. With this approach, the the DDE server executes a callback function when it has finished processing its long job. Does anyone know if

[python-win32] timeout in DDE function call

2009-07-13 Thread Patrick Janssen
Hi all, We are having some trouble with a DDE timeout. When we call a function through DDE like this (see below), then we get an Exec failed error. The function being called takes a few minutes to execute, and my guess is that this is a timeout error - it seems to occur after one minute. Does

[python-win32] dde trouble

2009-06-19 Thread Patrick Janssen
Hi all, I am having some trouble with controlling a Windows application through dde The application in question is Ecotect: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=12602821siteID=123112 . This app provides a dde interface for scripting. The application comes bundled with Lua, and this works

Re: [python-win32] dde trouble

2009-06-19 Thread Patrick Janssen
(app.computer), app.computer.get etc etc- , but no luck. From the DDE documentation, I know the command string that Lua sends to Ecotect is stored in hCommands, but I can't figure out how to see this string... Any suggestions? Patrick 2009/6/19 Thomas Heller thel...@ctypes.org Patrick