[python-win32] How to get target of folder shortcuts
Hello, I'm trying to get the target filename of windows shortcuts. The
code below works great for regular shortcuts, but errors out on "folder
shortcuts". (for what I mean, see:
https://superuser.com/questions/456399/what-different-types-of-shortcut-are-there/639967#639967)
The code below works great for regular .lnk shortcuts, but folder
shortcuts give me:
[...]
persistFile.Load(fname,STGM_READ)
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147024891, 'Access is denied.', None, None)
The quirk with folder shortcuts is they have some DOS attributes set,
which I suspect could be causing me trouble. Is there, perhaps,
something I need to do to get my IPersistFile to ignore file attributes?
Or is this error a result of something else?
- teh code
def linkinfo(path):
"""
returns (isLink,targetPath)
"""
path=os.path.abspath(path)
targetPath=path
fname=path
isLink=False
desktop=shell.SHGetDesktopFolder()
_,pidl,_=desktop.ParseDisplayName(None,None,path)
shell_item =shell.SHCreateShellItem(None,None,pidl)
attrs=shell_item.GetAttributes(shellcon.SFGAO_LINK|shellcon.SFGAO_FOLDER)
isLink=attrs_LINK>0
isFolder=attrs_FOLDER>0
if isLink and not fname.endswith('URL'):
shellLink=pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(shell.CLSID_ShellLink,None,pythoncom.CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,shell.IID_IShellLink)
persistFile=shellLink.QueryInterface(pythoncom.IID_IPersistFile)
if isFolder:
fname=fname+os.sep+'target.lnk'
persistFile.Load(fname,STGM_READ)
targetPath,findData=shellLink.GetPath(0)
return isLink,targetPath
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[python-win32] Dragdrop shell extension?
Hey all, I've implemented a file format called .urls which is a plain text file containing (guess what) urls. I've successfully registered it with a python script so it can, when clicked, open a new browser windows with all of the urls listed in new tabs. (Very handy!) Now, I want to be able to drop handler such that a link dragged from the browser (system .url file, basically) onto the .urls file will append the new link to those in the list. I understand that file formats which do this sort of thing register a program as a shell extension, but how do I write such a thing to handle shell dragdrop in python?? Thanks, -K ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] playing with scintillacon
I already had "import win32api". As for pywintypes27.dll, it is one of four files automatically placed in c:\windows\system32 by the installer, which is a pretty sure thing as far as being able to find it. I was getting desperate so I even copied it over, AND all the binaries from the C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin directory for good measure. I checked the security privileges on all of them and verified that they were 64-bit using a PE explorer (ProcessHacker2). There must be something else I'm missing. NOTE: I am basing my code on the example C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\win32comext\shell\demos\servers\shell_view.py ScintillaShellView class. Which is supposed to implement a windows explorer preview with scintilla highlighting. Anyway, when I try and run that full sample, I get a folder created that I cannot open. (Like it's registered correctly, but the code behind it is kaput.) I use NirSoft's shell extension viewer (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html), and it tells me it "cannot find c:\Windows\system32\pythoncom27.dll". Bafflingly, it IS THERE! And, since it is another of the same set of dll's created by the installer, I'm wondering if this might be a clue? Could there be a problem with the way the dll's are compiled and/or installed?? On 12/15/2017 3:47 PM, eryk sun wrote: On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 9:10 PM, Kurt Eilander <web...@totalrewind.com> wrote: Ok, I found scintilla.dll in the directory above scintillacon.py, but it came with pywin32, so it *should* be the correct one. DLL inspector says it's a 64-bit, which is correct for my os. I copy that dll, and indeed, all binaries in that directory (just to be sure) into my program directory and it still does not work! Try importing win32api in the same context. If that fails, check PATH for pywintypesXY.dll: where pywintypes*.dll ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] playing with scintillacon
Ok, I found scintilla.dll in the directory above scintillacon.py, but it came with pywin32, so it *should* be the correct one. DLL inspector says it's a 64-bit, which is correct for my os. I copy that dll, and indeed, all binaries in that directory (just to be sure) into my program directory and it still does not work! Yet, the program Pythonwin.exe in that directory works fine and does its syntax highlighting with scintilla.dll. I have no idea what could be wrong. Oh! To know what that little %1 means! On 12/15/2017 10:23 AM, Jim Bell wrote: "... not a valid Win32 application" sounds like a 32/64-bit issue to me. The 32/64-bit version of python you're running: does it match the DLLs? On 2017-12-14 6:10 PM, Kurt Eilander wrote: Hey all, I recently noticed that pythonwin comes with a scintilla wrapper. Seems USEFUL! so I decided to (scientifically) try poking it with a stick to see what it does. (https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/tree/7da19cd2ca3fac06638d9af690b8b6f5fcc65e8b/Pythonwin/pywin/scintilla) I didn't get too far, for when I do: from scintilla import scintillacon I get: ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application. Presumably this means there's a dll it can't find? Unfortunately the %1 is not replaced with what it's looking for. (If there's not a bug out on this somewhere, there probably should be.) That's not the point though. Point is: what are we looking for? Thanks, -Kurt ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
[python-win32] playing with scintillacon
Hey all, I recently noticed that pythonwin comes with a scintilla wrapper. Seems USEFUL! so I decided to (scientifically) try poking it with a stick to see what it does. (https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/tree/7da19cd2ca3fac06638d9af690b8b6f5fcc65e8b/Pythonwin/pywin/scintilla) I didn't get too far, for when I do: from scintilla import scintillacon I get: ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application. Presumably this means there's a dll it can't find? Unfortunately the %1 is not replaced with what it's looking for. (If there's not a bug out on this somewhere, there probably should be.) That's not the point though. Point is: what are we looking for? Thanks, -Kurt ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
[python-win32] CreateDesktop() and displaying a window on it
Hey all,
I'm trying to get system modal functionality like the UAC dialog.
According to http://developex.com/blog/system-modal-back/ the thing to
do is to create and switch to a new desktop.
Therefore, I'm doing:
hDeskOld=win32service.GetThreadDesktop(win32api.GetCurrentThreadId())
hDesk=win32service.CreateDesktop("SysModalDesktop",0,win32con.GENERIC_ALL,None)
hDesk.SwitchDesktop() # switch to the new desktop
try:
root=Tk()
app=SysmodalDialog(root,title,message,img)
app.mainloop()
except Exception,e:
print e
hDeskOld.SwitchDesktop() # switch back
hDesk.CloseDesktop() # done
The tk stuff inside the try works fine on its own.
If I replace the Tk stuff with time.sleep(5.0), then desktops switch
fine as well.
The problem is I can't get the tk app to show on the new desktop (and
therefore mainloop() blocks and I can't get back out of it!)
I tried changing Tk() to Tk(screenName="SysModalDesktop") but that
didn't make a difference.
How do I make my window go to the right desktop??
-Kurt
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[python-win32] win32api handle incompatible with ctypes?
Hey all,
I'm having another problem. I'm wanting to get the size of a dll
resource, but...
When I do:
try:
hLib=win32api.GetModuleHandle(fileName)
except:
hLib=win32api.LoadLibrary(fileName)
if hLib==None:
raise WindowsError('File not found, '+fileName)
hResInfo=ctypes.windll.kernel32.FindResourceW(hLib,index,type)
size=ctypes.windll.kernel32.SizeofResource(hLib,hResInfo)
It throws:
hResInfo=ctypes.windll.kernel32.FindResourceW(hLib,index,type)
ctypes.ArgumentError: argument 1: 'exceptions.OverflowError'>: long int too long to convert
Almost like ctypes doesn't like the win32api handle.
My machine is 64 bit. Is that what ctypes is not liking? Is there a
way around it?
-Kurt
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[python-win32] What does pythoncom interface look like?
Hey all, I'm trying to create a win32com server that implements a standard interface (IExtractImage) I've added the iid to _com_interfaces_ and the method names to _public_methods_, but now I'm at a complete loss how to implement them. For instance, given the method, HRESULT IExtractImage::GetLocation( [out] LPWSTR pszPathBuffer, [in]DWORD cchMax, [out] DWORD *pdwPriority, [in]const SIZE *prgSize, [in]DWORD dwRecClrDepth, [in, out] DWORD *pdwFlags ); How in the world is that supposed to look as a python method?? (Or is there some c++ or other glue I'd need to write to define that?) Thanks, -K ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] shell_view.py folder not browsable
Hey all, I was hoping to create my own IShellFolder in python, but there seems to be something wrong with the example on my system. (Win7 64bit, Python 2.7) The folder shows up on the desktop, but I cannot open it. I saw an earlier thread where the solution was to right-click and select 'explore', but that doesn't even work for me. The context menu only has Cut, Create Shortcut, and Delete. Not seeing any errors in the syslogs. Any fixes or suggestions would be most appreciated! Thanks in advance, -Kurt Today I decided to try it on Vista 32-bit, SP2. Also, this was pristine code right off the Anaconda bundle. This time when I right-click, open on "Python Path Shell Browser" I see a brief blip, like it wanted to draw the window frame but decided not to. This was the only visible difference (and I think even that could be accounted for by the slower speed of the machine). Again, I run mmc and look at the syslogs. Nothing. That's a pretty old system. Just curious, when was the last time anybody has tried this example? Its starting to feel like the non-workingness may have been around for a long time. -Kurt ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
[python-win32] shell_view.py folder not browsable
Hey all, I was hoping to create my own IShellFolder in python, but there seems to be something wrong with the example on my system. (Win7 64bit, Python 2.7) The folder shows up on the desktop, but I cannot open it. I saw an earlier thread where the solution was to right-click and select 'explore', but that doesn't even work for me. The context menu only has Cut, Create Shortcut, and Delete. Not seeing any errors in the syslogs. Any fixes or suggestions would be most appreciated! Thanks in advance, -Kurt ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
[python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no attribute' - and the code worked previously
I have been using pywin32 successfully for years to control Excel. Now,
suddenly I get errors executing the same code that has run previously.
My python code controls Excel like this:
import win32com.client
xl = win32com.client.DispatchEx(Excel.Application)
xl.DisplayAlerts = 0
xl.visible = 0
The last line('xl.visible = 0') now causes an error:
type 'exceptions.AttributeError''win32com.gen_py.Microsoft Excel 14.0 Object
Library._Application instance at 0x425283464' object has no attribute
'visible' [Function: glyphscript Line:63 | Function: __setattr__ Line:470]
This error goes away if I use xl.Visible instead of xl.visible - notice the
uppercase V. But then I get all sorts of other errors, in places that didn't
error previously.
Why would this code have worked for years, and then suddenly not work now?
I am using Python 2.6.5 and pywin32-214 on 64 bit Windows 7. I uninstalled and
reinstalled Python and pywin32, but the new errors persist.
-Kurt
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Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no attribute' - and the code worked previously
Dunno exactly what you mean by what's your Dispatch code look like. If you mean what am I doing with Excel via Python, it's like this: it creates an Excel spreadsheet, adds a bunch of content, formats cells, etc. All of this worked beautifully until this morning. Here is a little bit of the code I am using to control Excel: code import win32com.client xl = win32com.client.DispatchEx(Excel.Application) # other stuff xl.DisplayAlerts = 0 xl.Visible = 0 # more other stuff currentSheet.Range(A1:B1).EntireColumn.AutoFit # more more other stuff plotbutton = currentSheet.buttons.Add(300, 8, 80, 45) /code Incidentally, I tried changing the dispatch line to use dynamic dispatch using this code: code xl = win32com.client.dynamic.Dispatch(Excel.Application) /code ...and I still run into apparent case sensitivity, like not recognizing xl.visible, in lower case. I thought dynamic dispatch would remove case sensitivity. -Kurt -Original Message- From: Tim Golden [mailto:m...@timgolden.me.uk] Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:27 AM To: Kurt Munson; python-win32@python.org Subject: Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no attribute' - and the code worked previously [cc-ing the list back in so you get the benefit of more and greater intelligences...] On 17/07/2012 15:20, Kurt Munson wrote: I don't get it: I haven't made any changes to that Dispatch call in months! My code worked for months with the existing Dispatch method, up through yesterday afternoon, then began returning errors this morning. How could this be? Well maybe I'm wrong. Someone else might have a better idea, but it's a classic symptom of this issue. What does your Dispatch code look like? TJG Confidentiality Notice: This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please delete it immediately and inform the sender that you have received this message in error. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no attribute' - and the code worked previously
There almost nothing in C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py.
In a subfolder \00020813---C000-0046x0x1x7, I have 30 .py and
.pyc, all generated in the last day.
Are you saying that they should be removed?
-Kurt
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From: python-win32-bounces+kurt.munson=hbmncode@python.org
[mailto:python-win32-bounces+kurt.munson=hbmncode@python.org] On Behalf Of
Graham Bloice
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:31 AM
To: python-win32@python.org
Subject: Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no
attribute' - and the code worked previously
-Original Message-
Subject: Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no
attribute' - and the code worked previously
On 17/07/2012 16:05, Kurt Munson wrote:
Dunno exactly what you mean by what's your Dispatch code look like.
Well pretty much what you posted, in fact :)
Incidentally, I tried changing the dispatch line to use dynamic
dispatch using this code:
code xl = win32com.client.dynamic.Dispatch(Excel.Application)
/code
...and I still run into apparent case sensitivity, like not
recognizing xl.visible, in lower case. I thought dynamic dispatch
would remove case sensitivity.
So did I:
dump
ActivePython 2.7.1.4 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on Python 2.7.1
(r271:86832, Feb 7 2011, 11:30:38) [MSC v.1500 32 Type help,
copyright,
credits or license for more infor
import win32com.client
xl = win32com.client.dynamic.Dispatch(Excel.Application)
xl.visible
False
xl.Visible
False
/dump
whereas:
dump
xl2 = win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch(Excel.Application)
xl2.visible
Traceback (most recent call last):
File stdin, line 1, in module
File c:\python27\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py,
line
462,
in __getattr__
raise AttributeError('%s' object has no attribute '%s' %
(repr(self), attr))
AttributeError: 'win32com.gen_py.Microsoft Excel 11.0 Object
Library._Application instance at 0x58072680' object has no attribute
'visible'
/dump
Well I'm stumped. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can chip in.
[Graham Bloice said]
Maybe remove the generated early binding .py for Excel in win32com\gen_py
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Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no attribute' - and the code worked previously
Graham,
Thanks for the suggestion - deleting the \win32com\gen_py .py and .pyc files
solved the problem!
It appears that my dispatch (whether static or dynamic) was using old generated
py instead of regenerating. Why would this be?
Either way, deleting the folder under \win32com\gen_py solved this problem.
Thanks again for the help.
-Kurt
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To: python-win32@python.org
Subject: Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no
attribute' - and the code worked previously
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Munson [mailto:kurt.mun...@hbmncode.com]
Sent: 17 July 2012 16:46
To: Graham Bloice; python-win32@python.org
Subject: RE: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no
attribute' - and the code worked previously
There almost nothing in C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py.
In a subfolder \00020813---C000-0046x0x1x7, I have 30
.py
and .pyc, all generated in the last day.
Are you saying that they should be removed?
[Graham Bloice said]
Have a quick look at them and if they are all for Excel interfaces, yes.
I have a vague recollection that even dynamic dispatch will use the generated
files if present.
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From: python-win32-bounces+kurt.munson=hbmncode@python.org
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On Behalf Of Graham Bloice
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:31 AM
To: python-win32@python.org
Subject: Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no
attribute' - and the code worked previously
-Original Message-
Subject: Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has
no attribute' - and the code worked previously
On 17/07/2012 16:05, Kurt Munson wrote:
Dunno exactly what you mean by what's your Dispatch code look
like.
Well pretty much what you posted, in fact :)
Incidentally, I tried changing the dispatch line to use dynamic
dispatch using this code:
code xl = win32com.client.dynamic.Dispatch(Excel.Application)
/code
...and I still run into apparent case sensitivity, like not
recognizing xl.visible, in lower case. I thought dynamic dispatch
would remove case sensitivity.
So did I:
dump
ActivePython 2.7.1.4 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on Python
2.7.1 (r271:86832, Feb 7 2011, 11:30:38) [MSC v.1500 32 Type
help,
copyright,
credits or license for more infor
import win32com.client
xl = win32com.client.dynamic.Dispatch(Excel.Application)
xl.visible
False
xl.Visible
False
/dump
whereas:
dump
xl2 =
win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch(Excel.Application)
xl2.visible
Traceback (most recent call last):
File stdin, line 1, in module
File c:\python27\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py,
line
462,
in __getattr__
raise AttributeError('%s' object has no attribute '%s' %
(repr(self), attr))
AttributeError: 'win32com.gen_py.Microsoft Excel 11.0 Object
Library._Application instance at 0x58072680' object has no
attribute
'visible'
/dump
Well I'm stumped. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can chip in.
[Graham Bloice said]
Maybe remove the generated early binding .py for Excel in
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Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no attribute' - and the code worked previously
Point taken, while trying to avoid a discussion on the validity of case sensitivity. 8) -Kurt -Original Message- From: python-win32-bounces+kurt.munson=hbmncode@python.org [mailto:python-win32-bounces+kurt.munson=hbmncode@python.org] On Behalf Of Tim Roberts Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:31 PM To: Python-Win32 List Subject: Re: [python-win32] new Pywin32 errors stating 'object has no attribute' - and the code worked previously Kurt Munson wrote: Thanks for the suggestion - deleting the \win32com\gen_py .py and .pyc files solved the problem! No, not really. What you did was HIDE the problem. The PROBLEM is that you are simply using the wrong name for that property. The property name is Visible with a capital V, and it always has been. You have been relying on the case-insensitivity that dynamic dispatch provides. In my opinion, that's a dangerous practice, and your experience here shows why. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com Providenza Boekelheide, Inc. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 Confidentiality Notice: This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please delete it immediately and inform the sender that you have received this message in error. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
[python-win32] pywin32 install error?
Hello, I attempted to install pywin32 build 214 for Python 3.1.1 and I recieve this trackback after the install completes: Traceback (most recent call last): File string, line 601, in module File string, line 329, in install File string, line 15, in write AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'write' If I try to import a pywin32 module I get this ImportError: import win32gui ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found. Anyone know how to correct this? ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
[python-win32] Controlling Excel via COM: errors with conditional formatting
I have written a Python program to control MS Excel via win32com.client. This allows me to create and control an Excel spreadsheet.I want to use Excel's conditional formatting to color certain cells, but I can't get it to work.Here's the code I use: import win32com.clientxl= win32com.client.Dispatch(Excel.Application)channamesSheet.Cells(6,3).FormatConditions.Add() Type:=1, Operator:=4, Formula1:==C5channamesSheet.Cells(6,3).FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex = 3I got this code from a record and replay macro in Excel, then swapped out the xl constants for numeric values (1 and 4).This gives me a syntax error when running.I have tried both .Add and .Add(), since sometimes these () are necessary.What am I doing wrong? _ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
