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| Date | 2012-12-01 09:51 +0000 |
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| From | Steve Simmons <square.steve@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Help accessing COM .dll from Python |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.397.1354355467.29569.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
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<font size="-1"><font face="Bitstream Vera Sans">First time post -
be gentle wi<font size="-1">th me :-)<br>
<br>
</font>I am trying to write a Python <font size="-1">script to
access a scanning d<font size="-1">evice. <font size="-1">I
have an SDK for t<font size="-1">he</font> <font
size="-1">scanner but the documentation is a <font
size="-1">bit limited and the supplier doesn't support
Python (but <font size="-1"><font size="-1">Python is
the best option for me <font size="-1">in the
current circumstances).</font></font> </font></font></font></font></font>
<br>
<br>
The SDK revolves around a .dll fi<font size="-1">le that <font
size="-1">is described as a 'COM Ob<font size="-1">ject'
but the text also implies that it can be ac<font
size="-1">cessed directly - "If you don’t use the COM
interface in your application and use the SDK files
directly like in VC++ then you don’t need to install
these files on the destination computer". If I look
inside the .d<font size="-1">ll (thanks PE<font
size="-1"> Explorer!), I see DllCanUnload,
DllGetClassObject, DllRegisterServer and
DllUnregisterServer in the 'Export' view. If I
look at <font size="-1">the 'Import' view, I can
see the names of a bunc<font size="-1">h of <font
size="-1">.dll files and </font></font>the
names of the <font size="-1">functions</font>/methods
I want to call. So I concluded that </font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font><font
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size="-1"><font size="-1">DllGetClassObject
<font size="-1">would be my
friend.</font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font>
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<font size="-1">However, I've <font size="-1">read
various tutorials on using .dll and COM (ctypes,
comtypes, and the Python documentation) and I've
ended up <font size="-1">more confused than when
I started. <font size="-1">I expected to be
using COM but all the examples seem to revolve
around automating excel or out<font size="-1">look.<br>
<br>
<font size="-1">I'd be really grateful for
some hints on what direction I<font
size="-1"> should be head<font size="-1">ed
and a pointer to a relevant tutorial.</font></font></font></font>
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<font size="-1">Simmo</font><br>
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Help accessing COM .dll from Python Steve Simmons <square.steve@gmail.com> - 2012-12-01 09:51 +0000 Re: Help accessing COM .dll from Python "Günther Dietrich" <gd.usenet@spamfence.net> - 2012-12-01 11:42 +0100
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