[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-3588501 ] Visual Studio AddPropertySheet Type Error

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Bugs item #3588501, was opened at 2012-11-19 05:52
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Category: com
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Visual Studio AddPropertySheet Type Error

Initial Comment:
When trying to add a style sheet to a visual studio C++ project using pythoncom, the following error occurs

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 87, in <module>
    proj.addPropertySheet("d:\\temp\\vs\\boost.props")
  File "test.py", line 34, in addPropertySheet
    sheet = conf.AddPropertySheet(file)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py\0CD36BB6-D828-4DB9-91BF-AD493EE76B79x0x10x0\VCConfiguration.py", line 35, in AddPropertySheet
    ret = self._oleobj_.InvokeTypes(782, LCID, 1, (9, 0), ((31, 1),),FileName
TypeError: The VARIANT type is unknown (0x0000001f)


Source is attached.

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Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Date: 2012-11-21 02:07

Message:
Changing to VT_BSTR(8) results in a different error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 87, in <module>
    proj.addPropertySheet("d:\\temp\\vs\\boost.props")
  File "test.py", line 34, in addPropertySheet
    sheet = conf.AddPropertySheet(file)
  File
"C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py\0CD36BB6-D828-4DB9-91BF-AD493EE76B79x0x10x0\VCConfiguration.py",
line 35, in AddPropertySheet
    ret = self._oleobj_.InvokeTypes(782, LCID, 1, (9, 0), ((8,
1),),FileName
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352568, 'Bad variable type.', None, None)

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Comment By: Roger Upole (rupole)
Date: 2012-11-19 10:35

Message:
31 is VT_LPWSTR, which is not valid in a VARIANT.  This looks like a bug in
the typelib.  If you edit the generated file and change it to VT_BSTR (8)
does it succeed ?


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