Re: [python-win32] os.startfile mysteriously failing

2008-04-21 Thread Tim Golden
King Simon-NFHD78 wrote: I am developing an application that, amongst other things, exports files and then launches them in their associated applications using os.startfile. It also uses webbrowser.open, which I see uses os.startfile. Everything works on my PC and on all the other PCs in the off

Re: [python-win32] Windows programing cookbook?

2008-04-21 Thread Mike Driscoll
Trent Mick wrote: > Mike Driscoll wrote: >> Will the tags make it easier or harder to find stuff? I've had >> problems finding recipes on there because I used one general term and >> the "chef" used a different general or specific term. I'm not sure >> how that could be fixed though. > > Certain

Re: [python-win32] Windows programing cookbook?

2008-04-21 Thread Trent Mick
Mike Driscoll wrote: > Will > the tags make it easier or harder to find stuff? I've had problems > finding recipes on there because I used one general term and the "chef" > used a different general or specific term. I'm not sure how that could > be fixed though. Certainly I think basic tagging

Re: [python-win32] Windows programing cookbook?

2008-04-21 Thread Mike Driscoll
Trent, > >> I have > googled this have not found much. I know about >>> Activestate's site but does not seemed to be organized >>> in a way to get these easily. > > (Jumping in late on this thread. Apologies if I've missed a lot of > context.) > > We [ActiveState] hope to be giving a big refresh

Re: [python-win32] os.startfile mysteriously failing

2008-04-21 Thread Thomas Heller
Tim Golden schrieb: > King Simon-NFHD78 wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I am developing an application that, amongst other things, exports files >> and then launches them in their associated applications using >> os.startfile. It also uses webbrowser.open, which I see uses >> os.startfile. >> >> Every

Re: [python-win32] working Directory get changed-mapi.MAPIInitialize(None)

2008-04-21 Thread Tim Roberts
Antony Joseph wrote: > hi, > > 1. mapi.MAPIInitialize(None) changed the working directory to > "C:\Program Files\Common Files\SYSTEM\MSMAPI\1033". > is there anyway to initialize the MAPI which should not change the > current working directory. where = os.getcwd() mapi.MAPIInitialize(None) os

Re: [python-win32] Windows programing cookbook?

2008-04-21 Thread Trent Mick
>> I have googled this have not found much. I know about >> Activestate's site but does not seemed to be organized >> in a way to get these easily. (Jumping in late on this thread. Apologies if I've missed a lot of context.) We [ActiveState] hope to be giving a big refresh to the cookbook site i

Re: [python-win32] os.startfile mysteriously failing

2008-04-21 Thread King Simon-NFHD78
Tim Golden wrote: > King Simon-NFHD78 wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I am developing an application that, amongst other things, > exports files > > and then launches them in their associated applications using > > os.startfile. It also uses webbrowser.open, which I see uses > > os.startfile. > >

Re: [python-win32] os.startfile mysteriously failing

2008-04-21 Thread Tim Golden
King Simon-NFHD78 wrote: > Hello all, > > I am developing an application that, amongst other things, exports files > and then launches them in their associated applications using > os.startfile. It also uses webbrowser.open, which I see uses > os.startfile. > > Everything works on my PC and on al

[python-win32] FW: GetFileVersionInfo blocks main thread

2008-04-21 Thread Rickey, Kyle W
I just realized that this conversation didn't make it to the whole list so read below if anyone is interested. -Kyle Rickey -Original Message- From: Tim Golden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:20 PM To: Rickey, Kyle W Subject: Re: [python-win32] GetFileVersionI

[python-win32] os.startfile mysteriously failing

2008-04-21 Thread King Simon-NFHD78
Hello all, I am developing an application that, amongst other things, exports files and then launches them in their associated applications using os.startfile. It also uses webbrowser.open, which I see uses os.startfile. Everything works on my PC and on all the other PCs in the office that I have

Re: [python-win32] GetFileVersionInfo blocks main thread

2008-04-21 Thread Rickey, Kyle W
Thanks Roger/Tim. In the mean time I'm going to check out the processing module Tim pointed me to. Hopefully I'll have some free time to test it out. Thanks again for your help. -Kyle Rickey -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Upole Sent