Python win32com: dynamic dispatch despite running makepy???

[Stefano Masini]

I'm trying to script Adobe InDesign CS from python thru COM, and I'm
having a horrible time to even get started.

I ran makepy, and chose "Adobe InDesign CS Type Library".
It produced a horribly named module inside the gen_py directory, and
when I run gencache.py -d I get this:

Cache is in directory C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py
Adobe InDesign CS Type Library -
{6926C15F-E97E-4b13-8658-A97D8C616945}

Therefore it looks like everything worked so far, and the type library
for InDesign has the Class ID {6926C15F-E97E-4b13-8658-A97D8C616945}

Now, when I write the following python code:

comApp = win32com.client.Dispatch('InDesign.Application')
print repr(comApp)

I get:

<COMObject InDesign.Application>

Which looks like a dynamic dispatch, rather that a static one, as it
should be since I ran makepy on purpose.

Indeed, I manually placed some print statements around the win32com
python source code and I figured out that the name
'InDesign.Application' (I also tried with 'InDesign.Application.CS')
maps to the Class ID {ABD4CBB2-0CFE-11D1-801D-0060B03C02E4}.
This is different from the one produced by makepy, and therefore the
dispatch method can't find anything in cache, and falls back to
dynamic behaviour.

Anybody have a clue on what's going on here?

I thought I ought to write something different that
'InDesign.Application'... so I tried 'Adobe.InDesign.Application',
'Adobe.CS.....' and all sorts of things, but no luck.

Once I chose the 'Adobe InDesign CS Type Library' from makepy, how do
I know what am I supposed to use as the parameter to Dispatch() ?

Thank you very much, I hope somebody helps me out.
Maybe with some useful readings...

[fabian]

ste...@stefanomasini.com (Stefano Masini) wrote in message news:<80ef91b8.0403...@posting.google.com>...

> I'm trying to script Adobe InDesign CS from python thru COM, and I'm
> having a horrible time to even get started.

Hi Stefano,

I don't have InDesign CS, so I can't verify that this works, but you
might try using win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch instead of
win32com.client.Dispatch, as it should do the equivalent of makepy if
the stubs have not been created yet.

Hope this helps,
Fabian