Re: [python-win32] timeout in DDE function call

2009-07-21 Thread Patrick Janssen
Hi all, We are still struggling to find a solution to this DDE timeout problem. I came across some sites talking about asynchronous DDE with callback functions. With this approach, the the DDE server executes a callback function when it has finished processing its long job. Does anyone know if th

[python-win32] timeout in DDE function call

2009-07-13 Thread Patrick Janssen
Hi all, We are having some trouble with a DDE timeout. When we call a function through DDE like this (see below), then we get an "Exec failed" error. The function being called takes a few minutes to execute, and my guess is that this is a timeout error - it seems to occur after one minute. Does an