Using an Active -X DLL in Python

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Hello friends,
Please help me by explaining how to load an Active-X DLL in
a Python program and how to used its functions in my Python program.

Posted 19-Jul-10 20:11pm

jimmygjoy

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E.F. Nijboer · Answer 1 · 2010-07-23T06:50:00

Install the "Python for windows extensions" here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/[^]

And for example invoking excel will be possible:

import win32com.client
import pythoncom

xlApp = win32com.client.Dispatch("Excel.Application")
xlApp.Visible=1

workBook = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(r"C:\MyTest.xls")
print str(workBook.ActiveSheet.Cells(i,1))
workBook.ActiveSheet.Cells(1, 1).Value = "hello"                
workBook.Close(SaveChanges=0) 
xlApp.Quit()

Here a link for invoking ADO:

http://www.ecp.cc/pyado.html[^]

Good luck!