> ...
> if type(retVal) == types.TupleType: # Like pythoncom, we special case
a tuple.
> # However, if they want to return a specific HRESULT,
> # then they have to return all of the out arguments
> # AND the HRESULT.
> if len(retVal) == len(meth._gw_out_args
Yup, still trying to figure this one out
but I've got a little bit more information.
To summarise: I created a Python COM
Server to be used by Visual Basicand found an issue with in/out parameters
because of the lack of typeinformation. To fix this, I created a type
library but this led to
>
My platform is Win XP Pro (SP2), Python 2.3.4, pywin Build 210. I'm
testing> using VBA in MS Excel
2000.
A bit
more info...
I wanted to
eliminate the older version of VBA as a possible source of
the
problem
so I downloaded Visual
Basic 2005 Express Edition and tried the same
VB
co
Hi Mark,> > 2) VBA was giving
me an error like "Expecting 3 return values, got: 2"> > whenever a
function contained an [in, out] parameter. It looks like the> >
extra parameter it is looking for is the HRESULT signifying the success
of>> There should be no need to return a HRESULT - but not
> 2) VBA was giving me an error like "Expecting 3 return values, got: 2"
> whenever a function contained an [in, out] parameter. It looks like the
> extra parameter it is looking for is the HRESULT signifying the success of
There should be no need to return a HRESULT - but note that the nominated
> > After doing some searching on the
web, I had (naively?) thought perhaps> > the answer might be creating
a type library that defines the interface.> > ...> > Am I
going down the wrong path with this or would it actually help?> >
I don't honestly know. I'm dubious that it will help, becau
Smith, Brian (CR) wrote:
>
> After doing some searching on the web, I had (naively?) thought perhaps
> the answer might be creating a type library that defines the interface.
> I had gone as far as installing the Windows Platform SDK so I could use
> midl to compile the library, but ran into a p
Hi Tim,
Thanks for the response.
> Tell the VBA programmer "Don't do
that". Or, rearrange the parameters> so that the inout arguments
are always first.
Okay, I was afraid that would be the
answer. I don't particularly like the
first option because simply telling someone
not to do somet
Smith, Brian (CR) wrote:
>>
> > I am new to COM programming and have a question about function
> > parameters when implementing a COM object in Python.
> >
> > After reading "Python Programming on Win32", I have managed to create a
> > working COM object, where "working" is defined as "I can use i
Title: Input-only vs. In/Out Function Parameters
Hi,
Just thought I'd bump this to
see if I could get a response...
Brian
>
> I am new to COM programming and have a question about
function > parameters when implementing a COM object in Python. >
> After reading "Python Programming on Wi
Title: Input-only vs. In/Out Function Parameters
Hello,
I am new to COM programming and have a question about function
parameters when implementing a COM object in Python.
After reading "Python Programming on Win32", I have managed to create a
working COM object, where "working" is defined
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