# testExplorer - import sys import os import win32com.client.dynamic from win32com.client import Dispatch import win32api import win32gui import win32con import winerror import glob import pythoncom import time from win32com.test.util import CheckClean bVisibleEventFired = 0 # These are errors we might see when this is run in automation (eg, on github) # Not sure exactly what -2125463506 is, but google shows it's a common error # possibly related to how IE is configured WRT site permissions etc. HRESULTS_IN_AUTOMATION = [-2125463506, winerror.MK_E_UNAVAILABLE] class ExplorerEvents: def OnVisible(self, visible): global bVisibleEventFired bVisibleEventFired = 1 def TestExplorerEvents(): global bVisibleEventFired try: iexplore = win32com.client.DispatchWithEvents("InternetExplorer.Application", ExplorerEvents) except pythoncom.com_error as exc: # In automation we see this error trying to connect to events # It's a little surprising that the non-event tests seem to work, but # whatever... if exc.hresult not in HRESULTS_IN_AUTOMATION: raise print("IE events appear to not be available, so skipping this test") return iexplore.Visible = 1 if not bVisibleEventFired: raise RuntimeError("The IE event did not appear to fire!") iexplore.Quit() iexplore = None bVisibleEventFired = 0 ie = win32com.client.Dispatch("InternetExplorer.Application") ie_events = win32com.client.DispatchWithEvents(ie, ExplorerEvents) ie.Visible = 1 if not bVisibleEventFired: raise RuntimeError("The IE event did not appear to fire!") ie.Quit() ie = None print("IE Event tests worked.") def TestObjectFromWindow(): # Check we can use ObjectFromLresult to get the COM object from the # HWND - see KB Q249232 # Locating the HWND is different than the KB says... hwnd = win32gui.FindWindow('IEFrame', None) for child_class in ['TabWindowClass', 'Shell DocObject View', 'Internet Explorer_Server']: hwnd = win32gui.FindWindowEx(hwnd, 0, child_class, None) # ack - not working for markh on vista with IE8 (or maybe it is the # lack of the 'accessibility' components mentioned in Q249232) # either way - not working! return # But here is the point - once you have an 'Internet Explorer_Server', # you can send a message and use ObjectFromLresult to get it back. msg = win32gui.RegisterWindowMessage("WM_HTML_GETOBJECT") rc, result = win32gui.SendMessageTimeout(hwnd, msg, 0, 0, win32con.SMTO_ABORTIFHUNG, 1000) ob = pythoncom.ObjectFromLresult(result, pythoncom.IID_IDispatch, 0) doc = Dispatch(ob) # just to prove it works, set the background color of the document. for color in "red green blue orange white".split(): doc.bgColor = color time.sleep(0.2) def TestExplorer(iexplore): if not iexplore.Visible: iexplore.Visible = -1 filename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..\\readme.htm') iexplore.Navigate(win32api.GetFullPathName(filename)) win32api.Sleep(1000) TestObjectFromWindow() win32api.Sleep(3000) try: iexplore.Quit() except (AttributeError, pythoncom.com_error): # User got sick of waiting :) pass def TestAll(): try: try: try: iexplore = win32com.client.dynamic.Dispatch("InternetExplorer.Application") except pythoncom.com_error as exc: if exc.hresult not in HRESULTS_IN_AUTOMATION: raise print("IE appears to not be available, so skipping this test") return TestExplorer(iexplore) win32api.Sleep(1000) iexplore = None # Test IE events. TestExplorerEvents() # Give IE a chance to shutdown, else it can get upset on fast machines. time.sleep(2) # Note that the TextExplorerEvents will force makepy - hence # this gencache is really no longer needed. from win32com.client import gencache gencache.EnsureModule("{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}", 0, 1, 1) iexplore = win32com.client.Dispatch("InternetExplorer.Application") TestExplorer(iexplore) except pythoncom.com_error as exc: if exc.hresult!=winerror.RPC_E_DISCONNECTED: # user closed the app! raise finally: iexplore = None if __name__=='__main__': TestAll() CheckClean()