Attaching files in windows using Python.

[sri2097]

Hi all,
I have to select a particular file (using the 'Browse') button in
Windows. After this I need to populate the 'Open Dialogue Box' with the
path of the file I need (I have the entier path of the file I need).
Then I need to select the 'Open' Button.

Only after this the file I want is attached.

Any idea as to how this can be done using 'Win32 API's.

While looking for the proper answer to this I found that 'Mark
Hammond's' Python for Windows documentation is not detail enough.

Any help in this regard would be much appreciated.

[sri2097]

Re: Attaching files in windows using Python.

Hi all,
I have got this far till now -

import win32gui, struct, array, string

OFN_ALLOWMULTIS ELECT=0x0000020 0
OFN_EXPLORER=0x 00080000

def arrayToStrings( resultArray):
"""return list-of-strings corresponding to a char array,
where each string is terminated by \000, and the whole
list by two adjacent \000 bytes
"""
astr=resultArra y.tostring()
manyStrings=[]
# perhaps a loop of string.split would be faster...
while len(astr) and astr[0]!='\000':
i=astr.index('\ 000')
manyStrings.app end(astr[:i])
astr=astr[i+1:]
return manyStrings

def szFrom(anarray) :
"""return the string-pointer (sz) corresponding to a char
array, 0 (null pointer) if no array
"""
if anarray: return anarray.buffer_ info()[0]
else: return 0

def arrayFrom(astri ng,additional=0 ):
"""return a char array built from a string, plus 0
or more \000 bytes as filler
"""
if not astring: astring=''
return array.array('c' ,astring+additi onal*'\000')

def arrayMulti(stri nglist):
"""return a char array built from many strings, each
separated by a \000 byte, and two \000's at the end
"""
return arrayFrom(strin g.join(stringli st,'\000'),2)

def buildOfn(result array,filters=N one,initdir=Non e,title=None,
multisel=1,oldl ook=0):
"""build an OPENFILENAME struct as a string, with several
options and a given result-array for the string[s] that
will result from the GetOpenFileName call
"""
flags=OFN_EXPLO RER
if multisel: flags=flags|OFN _ALLOWMULTISELE CT
if oldlook: flags=flags&~OF N_EXPLORER
szfile,maxfile= resultarray.buf fer_info()
szfilter=szFrom (filters)
szinitdir=szFro m(initdir)
sztitle=szFrom( title)
return struct.pack(
"3i2P2iPiPi2PI2 hPi2P",
76, 0, 0, # size, owner-hwnd, hinstance
szfilter, 0, 0, 0, # filter, custom-filter,
max-cust-filter,filter-index
szfile, maxfile, # file, max-file
0, 0, # file-title, max-file-title
szinitdir, sztitle, # initial-dir, dialog-title
flags, 0, 0, # flags, file-offset, file-extension
0, # def-ext
0, 0, 0) # cust-data, func-hook, template-name

def openNames(forsa ve=0,filters=No ne,initdir=None ,title=None,
initfile=None,m ultisel=1,oldlo ok=0):
"""return a list of filenames for open or save, given
interactively by the user through a common-dialog; if
more than 1 string is returned, the first is the directory,
followed by the filenames.
"""
resultBuffer=ar rayFrom(initfil e,8192)
title=arrayFrom (title)
initdir=arrayFr om(initdir)
filters=arrayMu lti(filters)
ofn=buildOfn(re sultBuffer,filt ers,initdir,tit le,multisel,old look)
if forsave: isok=win32gui.G etSaveFileName( ofn)
else: isok=win32gui.G etOpenFileName( ofn)
if not isok: return []
return arrayToStrings( resultBuffer)

def _test():
return openNames(
filters=('Texts and scripts','*.txt ;*.py','Py stuff','*.py*')
)

if __name__=='__ma in__':
print _test()

But hear the Dialogue_box stops and waits for the user to select a
file. But Since I have the entire path of the file, How do I pass it to
the file name to populate the box automatically instead of the user
manually selecting a file.

Any further help will be appreciated.

[Roger Upole]

Re: Attaching files in windows using Python.

You might want to try using win32gui.GetOpe nFileNameW.
It uses keyword arguments and doesn't require that you
build a struct yourself:

win32gui.GetOpe nFileNameW(File ='myfile.txt', Filter='Texts and scripts\0*.txt; *.py\0Py stuff\0*.py\0')

Roger


"sri2097" <srikar2097@gma il.com> wrote in message news:1141752053 .029483.42540@p 10g2000cwp.goog legroups.com...[color=blue]
> Hi all,
> I have got this far till now -
>
> import win32gui, struct, array, string
>
> OFN_ALLOWMULTIS ELECT=0x0000020 0
> OFN_EXPLORER=0x 00080000
>
> def arrayToStrings( resultArray):
> """return list-of-strings corresponding to a char array,
> where each string is terminated by \000, and the whole
> list by two adjacent \000 bytes
> """
> astr=resultArra y.tostring()
> manyStrings=[]
> # perhaps a loop of string.split would be faster...
> while len(astr) and astr[0]!='\000':
> i=astr.index('\ 000')
> manyStrings.app end(astr[:i])
> astr=astr[i+1:]
> return manyStrings
>
> def szFrom(anarray) :
> """return the string-pointer (sz) corresponding to a char
> array, 0 (null pointer) if no array
> """
> if anarray: return anarray.buffer_ info()[0]
> else: return 0
>
> def arrayFrom(astri ng,additional=0 ):
> """return a char array built from a string, plus 0
> or more \000 bytes as filler
> """
> if not astring: astring=''
> return array.array('c' ,astring+additi onal*'\000')
>
> def arrayMulti(stri nglist):
> """return a char array built from many strings, each
> separated by a \000 byte, and two \000's at the end
> """
> return arrayFrom(strin g.join(stringli st,'\000'),2)
>
> def buildOfn(result array,filters=N one,initdir=Non e,title=None,
> multisel=1,oldl ook=0):
> """build an OPENFILENAME struct as a string, with several
> options and a given result-array for the string[s] that
> will result from the GetOpenFileName call
> """
> flags=OFN_EXPLO RER
> if multisel: flags=flags|OFN _ALLOWMULTISELE CT
> if oldlook: flags=flags&~OF N_EXPLORER
> szfile,maxfile= resultarray.buf fer_info()
> szfilter=szFrom (filters)
> szinitdir=szFro m(initdir)
> sztitle=szFrom( title)
> return struct.pack(
> "3i2P2iPiPi2PI2 hPi2P",
> 76, 0, 0, # size, owner-hwnd, hinstance
> szfilter, 0, 0, 0, # filter, custom-filter,
> max-cust-filter,filter-index
> szfile, maxfile, # file, max-file
> 0, 0, # file-title, max-file-title
> szinitdir, sztitle, # initial-dir, dialog-title
> flags, 0, 0, # flags, file-offset, file-extension
> 0, # def-ext
> 0, 0, 0) # cust-data, func-hook, template-name
>
> def openNames(forsa ve=0,filters=No ne,initdir=None ,title=None,
> initfile=None,m ultisel=1,oldlo ok=0):
> """return a list of filenames for open or save, given
> interactively by the user through a common-dialog; if
> more than 1 string is returned, the first is the directory,
> followed by the filenames.
> """
> resultBuffer=ar rayFrom(initfil e,8192)
> title=arrayFrom (title)
> initdir=arrayFr om(initdir)
> filters=arrayMu lti(filters)
> ofn=buildOfn(re sultBuffer,filt ers,initdir,tit le,multisel,old look)
> if forsave: isok=win32gui.G etSaveFileName( ofn)
> else: isok=win32gui.G etOpenFileName( ofn)
> if not isok: return []
> return arrayToStrings( resultBuffer)
>
> def _test():
> return openNames(
> filters=('Texts and scripts','*.txt ;*.py','Py stuff','*.py*')
> )
>
> if __name__=='__ma in__':
> print _test()
>
> But hear the Dialogue_box stops and waits for the user to select a
> file. But Since I have the entire path of the file, How do I pass it to
> the file name to populate the box automatically instead of the user
> manually selecting a file.
>
> Any further help will be appreciated.
>[/color]



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