Re: [python-win32] Initial setup and COM debugging issues.

2018-12-19 Thread mc@mclaveau
Hi! During the installation of python, did you check well to add Python in the PATH? This option is at the very bottom of the frame, and not very visible. @-salutations -- Le 18/12/2018 à 20:58, Boylan, Ross a écrit : pywin32 is installed just for me, but python itself is installed for all

Re: [python-win32] win32api.FindFiles hangs (was COM registration hangs up: 32 bit Python 3.7 on 64 bit Win 7)

2018-12-19 Thread Boylan, Ross
The same problem occurs from another Win 7 machine so it is not-machine specific, though it might be Win 7 specific. The C++ test program works fine from Win Server 2012 R2, run against the same share. From: Boylan, Ross Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Re: [python-win32] Initial setup and COM debugging issues.

2018-12-19 Thread Boylan, Ross
I did check add to path. I tried different installations on another system, also Win 7 with Visual Studio 2017 installed (including python). In short ActiveState's 32 bit Python didn't work, but using the pywin32 installer did. 1. ActiveState 32 bit version. It does not update the menus, thoug

Re: [python-win32] win32api.FindFiles hangs (was COM registration hangs up: 32 bit Python 3.7 on 64 bit Win 7)

2018-12-19 Thread eryk sun
On 12/18/18, Boylan, Ross wrote: > BTW, I installed Visual Studio and wrote a little C++ program that exercised > FindNextFile. It failed in exactly the same way (returns same filename > forever if on a network drive and search spec has the exact file name), but > only when run from the original

Re: [python-win32] win32api.FindFiles hangs (was COM registration hangs up: 32 bit Python 3.7 on 64 bit Win 7)

2018-12-19 Thread Boylan, Ross
Eryk, thank you for that very detailed explanation. The directory is on a network share; is NtQueryDirectoryFile[Ex] still the call that would be made for it? Ross From: eryk sun Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 3:33:09 PM To: python-win32@python.org

Re: [python-win32] win32api.FindFiles hangs (was COM registration hangs up: 32 bit Python 3.7 on 64 bit Win 7)

2018-12-19 Thread eryk sun
On 12/19/18, Boylan, Ross wrote: > Eryk, thank you for that very detailed explanation. The directory is on a > network share; is NtQueryDirectoryFile[Ex] still the call that would be made > for it? It's the only system call to scan a directory. It's implemented in the I/O manager by sending an I