Passing com object from simple xmlrpc server to client

[tsjuan]

Hello python users,

I am just learning on how to use xmlrpc and stumbled upon how to pass
com object
from server to client side.

The client side complain about can't marshall the com object. I don't
know what type
of marshall command I should use to pass the object.

Below are my scripts, any help / comments are greatly appreciated:

# Server Side script
# ===============

import win32com.client
import SimpleXMLRPCSer ver
import pythoncom

class ServerFunctions (object):

def call_com_object (self):
pythoncom.CoIni tialize()
return win32com.client .Dispatch('exce l.application')

if __name__ == '__main__'
server =
SimpleXMLRPCSer ver.SimpleXMLRO CServer(('hostn ame',portnumber ))
server.register _instance(Serve rFunctions())


# Client Side Script
# ==============

import xmlrpclib
client = xmlrpclib.Serve r('http://hostname:portna me")
excel_object = client.call_com _object()



Regards,
Tanto Sugiarto

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Re: Passing com object from simple xmlrpc server to client

tsjuan schrieb:

Hello python users,
>
I am just learning on how to use xmlrpc and stumbled upon how to pass
com object
from server to client side.
>
The client side complain about can't marshall the com object. I don't
know what type
of marshall command I should use to pass the object.

you can't do that. COM is a interprocess-communication facility that
doesn't have a value - which is what marshalling tries to accomplish:
create a wire-representation of a value.

If you are using COM anyway, why don't you use DCOM instead of XMLRPC -
then things could work.

Diez