Thanks a bunch, I'll try this, This raises two questions: 1) How do I declare the receiving VB variable ? 2) Then, can I use the returned object as a COM object: call its public methods (that would be hot)?
Dim newobj as ????? newobj = acom.Get_Obj() newobj.A_Public() Regards, Philippe On Thursday 21 July 2005 09:55 am, Stefan Schukat wrote: > You have to wrap the python object with a COM object: > > def Get_Obj(self): > return win32com.server.util.wrap(an_object) > > > Stefan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > Philippe C. Martin > > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:42 AM > > To: python-list@python.org > > Subject: Re: returning list of strings from Python COM to > > Visual basic 6 > > > > > > I can now pass and return quite a few types except object > > instances: my > > python code gets to the point where I do: > > > > > > def Get_Obj(self): > > ..... > > return an_object > > > > My VB code looks like > > > > Dim obj as Variant > > > > obj = acom.Get_Obj() > > > > > > I get an "unexpected Python error ..... Objects of type > > 'instance' can not > > be converted to a COM VARIANT" > > > > Is there a way out ? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Philippe > > > > Philippe C. Martin wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is it possible ? > > > > > > ex: return ['1','2'] > > > > > > If so which type should I use in VB ? > > > > > > dim res as ??????? > > > > > > Set testObj = CreateObject("xxxx") > > > > > > res = testObj.AMethodThatReturnsAListOfStrings() > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Philippe > > > > -- > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > The "Leading Manufacturing Test Company of the Year 2005" > http://www.dspace.de/goto?f_s_award -- ************************************* Philippe C. Martin SnakeCard, LLC www.snakecard.com +1 405 694 8098 ************************************* -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
