You'll need to call pythoncom.CoInitialize() in each thread. Roger
"James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > hi, > > i'm using python 2.4 with pywin32... > I've tried to use internet explorer control with a class. > it was fine until i decided to inherit thread for the class... > > class domain01(threading.Thread): > def __init__(self): > #blabla > threading.Thread.__init__(self) > > def run(self): > self.ie = win32com.client.Dispatch('InternetExplorer.Application.1') #this > line gives error if i use .start(), but if i use .run.. no error... > self.ie.Visibble = 1 > print "running" > > > > xyz = domain() > xyz.start() > > =========== > this is what i get: > Exception in thread Thread-23: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "C:\Python24\lib\threading.py", line 442, in __bootstrap > self.run() > File "C:\python2exe\domain01.py", line 41, in run > self.dologin() > File "C:\python2exe\domain01.py", line 56, in dologin > self.ie=win32com.client.Dispatch('InternetExplorer.Application.1') > File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py", line > 95, in Dispatch > dispatch, userName = > dynamic._GetGoodDispatchAndUserName(dispatch,userName,clsctx) > File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line > 91, in _GetGoodDispatchAndUserName > return (_GetGoodDispatch(IDispatch, clsctx), userName) > File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line > 79, in _GetGoodDispatch > IDispatch = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(IDispatch, None, clsctx, > pythoncom.IID_IDispatch) > com_error: (-2147221008, 'CoInitialize has not been called.', None, None) > > > > ===== > but if i run: > xyz = domain() > xyz.run() > > ##no error! it's weird.... > > anyone know how to solve this problem? > > thank you :) > > best regards, > > James ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list