Hooking windowsmessages with python

[Kevin Osthoff]

Hi!

I'm trying to set a message hook with python to catch WM_DROPFILES.
The guiframework is Tkinter.
Here a code snippet:

hwnd = eval(self.wm_fr ame())
win32gui.DragAc ceptFiles(hwnd, 1)
wnd = win32ui.CreateW indowFromHandle (hwnd)
wnd.HookMessage (self.test,w32c on.WM_DROPFILES )

def test(self):
print "blala"

The DragAcceptFiles-Call seems to be alright. When i drag a file over
the gui there is this drag-and-drop icon. But the problem is, that the
callback-function (test) is never executed.
I also try different messages like Mousemove or Buttondown. So i think
there is a problem with the HookMessage function.
I read that you must compile Python with PYWIN_WITH_WIND OWPROC option
enabled. Is this the problem?

Can someone give me a short working code to hook a message so i can try
it on my workstation?

Thx in advance!

[Aaron Brady]

Re: Hooking windowsmessages with python

On Nov 20, 3:52 am, Kevin Osthoff <icepic1...@gmx .dewrote:

Hi!
>
I'm trying to set a message hook with python to catch WM_DROPFILES.
The guiframework is Tkinter.
Here a code snippet:
>

hwnd = eval(self.wm_fr ame())
win32gui.DragAc ceptFiles(hwnd, 1)
wnd = win32ui.CreateW indowFromHandle (hwnd)
wnd.HookMessage (self.test,w32c on.WM_DROPFILES )
def test(self):
   print "blala"

>
The DragAcceptFiles-Call seems to be alright. When i drag a file over
the gui there is this drag-and-drop icon. But the problem is, that the
callback-function (test) is never executed.
I also try different messages like Mousemove or Buttondown. So i think
there is a problem with the HookMessage function.
I read that you must compile Python with PYWIN_WITH_WIND OWPROC option
enabled. Is this the problem?
>
Can someone give me a short working code to hook a message so i can try
it on my workstation?
>
Thx in advance!

I've done some hooks in C. If no one has a simpler way, I can help
you build a DLL to do it, and call it from Python.

[Mike Driscoll]

Re: Hooking windowsmessages with python

On Nov 20, 3:52 am, Kevin Osthoff <icepic1...@gmx .dewrote:

Hi!
>
I'm trying to set a message hook with python to catch WM_DROPFILES.
The guiframework is Tkinter.
Here a code snippet:
>

hwnd = eval(self.wm_fr ame())
win32gui.DragAc ceptFiles(hwnd, 1)
wnd = win32ui.CreateW indowFromHandle (hwnd)
wnd.HookMessage (self.test,w32c on.WM_DROPFILES )
def test(self):
   print "blala"

>
The DragAcceptFiles-Call seems to be alright. When i drag a file over
the gui there is this drag-and-drop icon. But the problem is, that the
callback-function (test) is never executed.
I also try different messages like Mousemove or Buttondown. So i think
there is a problem with the HookMessage function.
I read that you must compile Python with PYWIN_WITH_WIND OWPROC option
enabled. Is this the problem?
>
Can someone give me a short working code to hook a message so i can try
it on my workstation?
>
Thx in advance!

I recommend re-posting to the PyWin32 mailing list where the creators
of this package lurk. They'll probably be able to give you some
advice:

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32

Mike

[Kevin Osthof]

Re: Hooking windowsmessages with python

Mike Driscoll schrieb:

I recommend re-posting to the PyWin32 mailing list where the creators
of this package lurk. They'll probably be able to give you some
advice:
>

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32

>

Ok. I will try this.

Mike

[Kevin Osthof]

Re: Hooking windowsmessages with python

Aaron Brady wrote:

I've done some hooks in C. If no one has a simpler way, I can help
you build a DLL to do it, and call it from Python.

Thx for the offer but i will try to do it in python first. ;)