How do I import a COM object namespace/enumeration in Python?

Question

I\'m relatively new to programming/python, so I\'d appreciate any help I can get. I want to save an excel file as a specific format using Excel through COM. Here is the c

Answer 1

When I used COM to access quickbooks, I could reach the constants defined under a constants member of the object. The code looked something like this (you'll be intersted in the third line):

self._session_manager.OpenConnection2("",
                                      application_name,
                                      QBFC8Lib.constants.ctLocalQBD)

I'm not sure if this will work, but try this:

import win32com.client as win32 

def excel():
    app = 'Excel'
    x1 = win32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('%s.Application' % app)
    ss = x1.Workbooks.Add()
    sh = ss.ActiveSheet
    x1.Visible = True
    sh.Cells(1,1).Value = 'test write'
    ss.SaveAs(Filename="temp.xls", FileFormat=x1.constants.xlWorkbookNormal)
    x1.Application.Quit()

if __name__=='__main__':
    excel()

Replace xlWorkbookNormal with whatever format your trying to choose in the X1FileFormat web page you posted in your question.