On 8 Jan, 11:04, Teja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jan 8, 3:33 pm, Teja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi All,
>
> > I have a Python COM server. I need to deploy it on various sytems.
> > When I run the COM server from
> > python its showing an output " Registered : sample.lib"
>
> > If I try to use the COM obj from a VB client like:
>
> > obj = CreateObject("sample.lib")
>
> > Its working fine without any errors
>
> > Now I am trying to convert this COM server to an exe through py2exe
> > and after I run the exe, I am
> > getting the same output " Registered : sample.lib"
>
> > But If I try to use the COM obj from a VB client like
>
> > obj = CreateObject("sample.lib")
>
> > A console pops up saying " Registered : sample.lib" and VB application
> > hangs there.
> > Its throwing a VB error that "ActiveX object cannot be
> > created......etc etc"
>
> > Any suggestions please.......
>
> > Regards,
> > Tejovathi
>
> Here is my sample COM server and py2exe setup file
>
> testCOM.py
>
> import win32com.client
> import os.path
> import shutil
> from win32api import Sleep
> import string
> import os
> import sys
> import pythoncom
>
> class FirstEx:
>
> _reg_clsid_ = "{A6DE9DF8-5EBF-48E6-889E-C71CB84CFF2C}"
> pythoncom.frozen = 1
> if hasattr(sys, 'importers'):
> # In the py2exe-packed version, specify the module.class
> # to use. In the python script version, python is able
> # to figure it out itself.
> _reg_class_spec_ = "__main__.FirstEx"
> _reg_desc_ = "My first COM server"
> _reg_progid_ = "SAMPLE.Lib"
> _public_methods_ = ['init', 'Version']
> _public_attrs_ = ['softspace', 'noCalls']
> _readonly_attrs_ = ['noCalls']
> _reg_clsctx_ = pythoncom.CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER
>
> def __init__(self):
> self.softspace = 1
> self.noCalls = 0
>
> def Version(self):
> self.noCalls = self.noCalls + 1
>
> # insert "softspace" number of spaces
> return "Version: 0.0.1"
>
> if __name__=='__main__':
> import sys
> if hasattr(sys, 'importers'):
> # running as packed executable.
> if '--register' in sys.argv[1:] or '--unregister' in
> sys.argv[1:]:
> # --register and --unregister work as usual
> import win32com.server.register
> win32com.server.register.UseCommandLine(FirstEx)
> else:
> # start the server.
> from win32com.server import localserver
> localserver.main()
> else:
> import win32com.server.register
> win32com.server.register.UseCommandLine(FirstEx)
>
> Here is my setup file:
>
> #Start here
> from distutils.core import setup
> import py2exe
>
> setup(options = {"py2exe": {"compressed": 1,
> "optimize": 2,
> "ascii": 1,
> "bundle_files": 1}},
> zipfile = None,
> com_server = ["win32com.servers.interp"],
> console = ["testCOM.py"])
> #End here
>
> Here is my VB code:
>
> Sub subRoutine()
> Dim connection As Object
> Dim returnvalue1 As String
> Dim returnvalue2 As String
> Dim flag3 As Boolean
>
> Set connection = CreateObject("SAMPLE.Lib")
> returnvalue1 = connection.Version()
> MsgBox (returnvalue1)
> End Sub
>
> The non exe version of the COM server ie. directlly running the
> testCOM.py registers the library properly and
>
> in the VB application, the message box displays the version as 0.0.1.
>
> But, after I create the EXE file using the setup.py file and run it,
> it registers the library.
>
> When I run the VB application, it hangs at the line
>
> Set connection = CreateObject("SAMPLE.Lib")
>
> and displays. " ACTIVEX cannot create the object"
>
> Any suggestions please....
A quick suggestion (didn't read very carefully sorry).
Make sure you register it with --debug and use the pythonwin tools-
>trace collector debugging tool.
See if you get any joy. It may be you missed some vital library in
your py2exe
that causes a start-up time failure.
Giles
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