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From: Nico M. <nic...@pt...> - 2012-08-29 12:55:39
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Hi there We are looking for a Junior Linux Sysadmin in Centurion. Please let me know if you know someone. The person needs to be keen to learn to administrate servers -- Kind Regards Nico Michael http://www.arduino.org.za |
From: Nico M. <nic...@pt...> - 2012-08-29 12:39:53
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Hi there We invite you to join us at Software Freedom day The Pretorians will be travelling to Johannesburg this year Add it to your calendar so long:) Software Freedom & Science Hack Day 2012 Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 9:00 AM - Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 2:00 PM (CAT) Johannesburg, Gauteng https://www.eventbrite.com/invite-friends?eid=4100793584 -- Kind Regards Nico Michael http://www.arduino.org.za |
From: Nico Michael(iBurst) <nic...@pt...> - 2012-05-06 16:30:50
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Hi there, This Saturday we had the most successful Ubuntu Launch Party in Pretoria so far. We had exceeded all previous launch parties. It was nice to see old friends again , nice chats , and eat good food. 30% of the attendees came from the Johannesburg / Randburg and Witwatersrand area as there was no launch party in Johannesburg 50% of the attendees came from "The house For "Hack" who we invited to join us We found there were Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers who were also interested in Robots and Arduino Robotics, so we invited them to visit us at House for Hack and look at our house-bot and other robotics projects Since this was a Pretoria event we invited all the attendees to join us the House for Hack in Centurion next Tuesday evening at 18:00. (for more information visit their web site http://www.house4hack.co.za ) BTW : someone forgot a jersey there it will be taken to House For Hack this Tuesday evening ( For those that don't know, the House(for Hack) is at 4 Burger Avenue, Lyttleton Manor. 25° 50? 27? S, 28° 12? 34? E) |
From: Nico Michael(iBurst) <nic...@pt...> - 2012-05-06 15:27:06
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Hi there we had a very successful Ubuntu Launch Party yesterday in Pretoria We had the biggest turnout ever. This time we had invited the chaps from the House For Hack to join us. 30 % of people were from the "Johannesburg / Randburg and Witwatersrand" area 50 % of people were from the House For Hack All in all it was a great occasion interest was generated in the New Ubuntu 12.04 and as a spin-off we found quite a few Mechanical Engineers and others who were interested in the House-bot and other Arduino Robotics projects of the House For Hack Since this was a Pretoria function we decided to invite the attendees to the House For Hack in Centurion this Tuesday evening at 18:00 ( for directions to H4H an more info please visit their web site http://www.house4hack.co.za/ ) |
From: Nico M. <nic...@pt...> - 2012-04-18 16:03:45
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Hi there The intended launch party for Ubuntu 12.04LTS will be held on Saturday 5th May 2012 Date: 2012-05-05 Time: 10:00 to 13:30 Venue: will be at the Karoo Cattle and Land in the Irene Village Mall Shop 176 Irene Village Mall Corner Nellmapius and Pierre Van Ryneveld Irene Bring your laptop, memory stick(Flash drive) or external hard disk and get copies of the latest Ubuntu and join us for Brunch the food is good , the conversation is good , and meet and make contacts with other Ubuntu enthusiasts Email: ir...@ka... Telephone: 012 662 1111 Unfortunately I could not phone them to book this I will have to go in person tomorrow their phone is down I am hoping those who volunteered will assist me to download the file I am looking forwards to meet all the friends again this year it been a year since the last one. -- Kind regards Nico Michael (Sent from ptaisp.co.za) |
From: Jacques _ <nuc...@gm...> - 2012-02-01 12:59:22
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Copy over the files over somewhere as backup as quick as possible. Usually one can change everything back to normal by having **exactly** the same partition table. But yes if you reboot, the partition will not be in the partition table anymore. Regards Jacques On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Stephen Vigus <st...@po...> wrote: > Hey guys > > I was logged into two servers and by accident deleted a partition with > cfdisk on the wrong server. Now cfdisk tells me that partition is > empty, however all the files are still there as far as I can tell and > the server is running normally. > I have this sinking feeling that if I restart the server, it will all be lost. > > Would cfdisk have played it safe and not remove an active partition or > should I start planning for recovery right now? > > Cheers > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net |
From: Karl F. <km...@fi...> - 2012-02-01 12:59:09
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start the recovery ... backup :) or ... do a DD of the partition :) ------------------ Karl Fischer @kmf everywhere On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 14:17, Stephen Vigus <st...@po...> wrote: > Hey guys > > I was logged into two servers and by accident deleted a partition with > cfdisk on the wrong server. Now cfdisk tells me that partition is > empty, however all the files are still there as far as I can tell and > the server is running normally. > I have this sinking feeling that if I restart the server, it will all be > lost. > > Would cfdisk have played it safe and not remove an active partition or > should I start planning for recovery right now? > > Cheers > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more > information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net > |
From: Stephen V. <st...@po...> - 2012-02-01 12:18:07
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Hey guys I was logged into two servers and by accident deleted a partition with cfdisk on the wrong server. Now cfdisk tells me that partition is empty, however all the files are still there as far as I can tell and the server is running normally. I have this sinking feeling that if I restart the server, it will all be lost. Would cfdisk have played it safe and not remove an active partition or should I start planning for recovery right now? Cheers |
From: Stephen V. <st...@po...> - 2012-01-15 07:52:16
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sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras sudo apt-get install vlc On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 9:46 AM, <ric...@gm...> wrote: > The program to run windows media player on is called Windows. Since you're using *nix, use *nix programs. > > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: nt...@gm... > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:38:28 > To: Linux<pre...@li...> > Reply-To: nt...@gm... > Subject: [PLUG] wmv Format > > Greeting: > I recently installed ubuntu on my laptop, im fairly new to linux but I manage to work through it. I installed WINE just so that I can download windows media player. Problem is iv downloaded it several times its doesn't seem to work on my linux machine The windows player > I need help with the WMV format since my CBT nuggets on Linux are in wmv format: so what do I do: is there another Windows Emulator I can install or another way to install it > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net |
From: <ric...@gm...> - 2012-01-15 07:42:03
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The program to run windows media player on is called Windows. Since you're using *nix, use *nix programs. Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -----Original Message----- From: nt...@gm... Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:38:28 To: Linux<pre...@li...> Reply-To: nt...@gm... Subject: [PLUG] wmv Format Greeting: I recently installed ubuntu on my laptop, im fairly new to linux but I manage to work through it. I installed WINE just so that I can download windows media player. Problem is iv downloaded it several times its doesn't seem to work on my linux machine The windows player I need help with the WMV format since my CBT nuggets on Linux are in wmv format: so what do I do: is there another Windows Emulator I can install or another way to install it Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 <-----> PLUG - Main Mailinglist. For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more information on this Users Group visit http://pretlug.sf.net |
From: <nt...@gm...> - 2012-01-15 07:39:01
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Greeting: I recently installed ubuntu on my laptop, im fairly new to linux but I manage to work through it. I installed WINE just so that I can download windows media player. Problem is iv downloaded it several times its doesn't seem to work on my linux machine The windows player I need help with the WMV format since my CBT nuggets on Linux are in wmv format: so what do I do: is there another Windows Emulator I can install or another way to install it Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! |
From: Sam P. <sam...@ya...> - 2012-01-15 02:28:40
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Thank you so much for all the offers to help & sage advice. Someone has offered to help with a reinstall and that should solve the problem! I'm very impressed with the Linux community!!! Warm regards Sam ________________________________ From: David de Beer <dav...@gm...> To: ric...@gm... Cc: Sam Pretorius <sam...@ya...>; "pre...@li..." <pre...@li...> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu upgrade help needed by non-profit organisation - 1 laptop Sorry for top posting, the most foolproof and user friendly interface is MINT 11, imho. Even my dad likes it. If he doesn't have a decent download connection,I can mail him the DVD This is a standalone PC right? Otherwise you would have fixed it via remote session? Tell your dad to backup his files to a usb stick/drve. A clean installation is probably the best.. Otherwise. If he's close to me, sure, centurion, I could probably go. David. == On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 10:47 PM, <ric...@gm...> wrote: Ask him to download and install teamviewer and fix his pc from the US. Email him the link and phone if you have to. I doubt that he needs the latest ubuntu. He may also struggle with the ubiquity interface. My guess is that he needs desktop support only. I doubt that his needs evolved to warrant an upgrade. All he needs is email, web and word. Any old distro can do this. He probably borked some setting, in which case teamviewr could save a lot of effort. Good luck. >Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sam Pretorius <sam...@ya...> >Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:58:39 >To: pre...@li...<pre...@li...> >Reply-To: Sam Pretorius <sam...@ya...> >Subject: [PLUG] Ubuntu upgrade help needed by non-profit organisation - 1 > laptop > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >RSA(R) Conference 2012 >Mar 27 - Feb 2 >Save $400 by Jan. 27 >Register now! >http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >RSA(R) Conference 2012 >Mar 27 - Feb 2 >Save $400 by Jan. 27 >Register now! >http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 ><-----> >PLUG - Main Mailinglist. >For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more information on this Users Group visit >http://pretlug.sf.net > |
From: David de B. <dav...@gm...> - 2012-01-14 20:59:26
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Sorry for top posting, the most foolproof and user friendly interface is MINT 11, imho. Even my dad likes it. If he doesn't have a decent download connection,I can mail him the DVD This is a standalone PC right? Otherwise you would have fixed it via remote session? Tell your dad to backup his files to a usb stick/drve. A clean installation is probably the best.. Otherwise. If he's close to me, sure, centurion, I could probably go. David. == On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 10:47 PM, <ric...@gm...> wrote: > Ask him to download and install teamviewer and fix his pc from the US. > Email him the link and phone if you have to. I doubt that he needs the > latest ubuntu. He may also struggle with the ubiquity interface. My guess > is that he needs desktop support only. I doubt that his needs evolved to > warrant an upgrade. All he needs is email, web and word. Any old distro can > do this. He probably borked some setting, in which case teamviewr could > save a lot of effort. Good luck. > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Pretorius <sam...@ya...> > Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:58:39 > To: pre...@li...<pre...@li...> > Reply-To: Sam Pretorius <sam...@ya...> > Subject: [PLUG] Ubuntu upgrade help needed by non-profit organisation - 1 > laptop > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Mar 27 - Feb 2 > Save $400 by Jan. 27 > Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more > information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net > |
From: <ric...@gm...> - 2012-01-14 20:43:29
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Ask him to download and install teamviewer and fix his pc from the US. Email him the link and phone if you have to. I doubt that he needs the latest ubuntu. He may also struggle with the ubiquity interface. My guess is that he needs desktop support only. I doubt that his needs evolved to warrant an upgrade. All he needs is email, web and word. Any old distro can do this. He probably borked some setting, in which case teamviewr could save a lot of effort. Good luck. Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! -----Original Message----- From: Sam Pretorius <sam...@ya...> Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:58:39 To: pre...@li...<pre...@li...> Reply-To: Sam Pretorius <sam...@ya...> Subject: [PLUG] Ubuntu upgrade help needed by non-profit organisation - 1 laptop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2 |
From: Sam P. <sam...@ya...> - 2012-01-14 17:58:45
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Hi I installed Ubuntu on my Dad's laptop about 4 years ago & all was great until I left Pretoria to go work in the USA. Could some cyber Samaritan please help out? My Dad's Ubuntu is in serious need of upgrading due to things starting to fail, but my Dad is ultimately a missionary/pastor and not a techie... I would have been there to do the upgrade, if it wasn't that I was in Calif. Anyone out there in Pretoria that can help? Ubuntu-best Sam |
From: Stefan S. <sc...@gm...> - 2012-01-10 11:10:12
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Hi Okay, the vbscript works beautifully. But, so does the python script. Struggling to reproduce the problem now... Maybe, once I go home it will happen again... Stefan On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Ludolph <lu...@op...> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Stefan Scriba <sc...@gm...> wrote: > > Hi Ludolph > > > > I am currently rebooting my machine, after it comes out of hybernation. > That > > seems to work. > > > > I have not written any vbscripts or other scripts. I am under a bit of > time > > pressure at the moment with various projects, so, can't really play > around > > too much right now. > > > <snip> > > Excuses, excuses ;) try the following vb script when your python > script gives a error again: > > Set outlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI") > set inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6) > set messages = inbox.Items > MsgBox(messages.Count) > > Just save the above 4 commands to a file with a vbs extension and you > should be able to click on it to execute it. It should then show you a > popup with your inbox message count. > > This will allow us to determine if the problem is on outlook side or > on win32com side. > > Regards, > |
From: Ludolph <lu...@op...> - 2012-01-10 10:09:29
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On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Stefan Scriba <sc...@gm...> wrote: > Hi Ludolph > > I am currently rebooting my machine, after it comes out of hybernation. That > seems to work. > > I have not written any vbscripts or other scripts. I am under a bit of time > pressure at the moment with various projects, so, can't really play around > too much right now. > <snip> Excuses, excuses ;) try the following vb script when your python script gives a error again: Set outlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI") set inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6) set messages = inbox.Items MsgBox(messages.Count) Just save the above 4 commands to a file with a vbs extension and you should be able to click on it to execute it. It should then show you a popup with your inbox message count. This will allow us to determine if the problem is on outlook side or on win32com side. Regards, |
From: Stefan S. <sc...@gm...> - 2012-01-10 09:15:16
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Hi Ludolph I am currently rebooting my machine, after it comes out of hybernation. That seems to work. I have not written any vbscripts or other scripts. I am under a bit of time pressure at the moment with various projects, so, can't really play around too much right now. Thanks for all your effort and help. Very kind. Regards Stefan On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 10:58 AM, Ludolph <lu...@op...> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Stefan Scriba <sc...@gm...> wrote: > > Hi Ludolph > > > <snip> > > > > One thing: i don't bother to set up the imap session and to log into it. > I > > only launch outlook. Not sure why the imap session would be necessary? > > Although, also not trying to send mail, but open mail that arrived and > > sorting it into folders, based on content. > > > > I suspect strongly that returning from hybernation is not unlocking the > api, > > or something like that. Will test that more thoroughly tonight. > > > > I thought that maybe office communicator may interfere, but have > discarded > > that theory. > > > <snip> > > Hi Stefan > > I executed the previous code successfully after a sleep. But like you > pointed out it seems more like a API problem locking you out. I'm also > not sure if the imap session is needed so I created the following > script to test just counting my messages in the inbox: > > import win32com.client > # get the current profile > # http://code.activestate.com/lists/python-win32/11600/ > outlook = > win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI") > inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6) # > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff861868.aspx > messages = inbox.Items > print messages.Count > > and it works every time. But our environments is radically different > seeing you are using Windows 7 and Outlook 2007, so I don't know how > much help I can still be to you. > > Hope you get the problem fixed and let me know if there is something I > can do to help. > > Regards, > > Ps. On a side note have you tried to write a small vbscript that also > tries to use outlook and does it give the same kind of problems? > |
From: Ludolph <lu...@op...> - 2012-01-10 08:58:22
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On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Stefan Scriba <sc...@gm...> wrote: > Hi Ludolph > <snip> > > One thing: i don't bother to set up the imap session and to log into it. I > only launch outlook. Not sure why the imap session would be necessary? > Although, also not trying to send mail, but open mail that arrived and > sorting it into folders, based on content. > > I suspect strongly that returning from hybernation is not unlocking the api, > or something like that. Will test that more thoroughly tonight. > > I thought that maybe office communicator may interfere, but have discarded > that theory. > <snip> Hi Stefan I executed the previous code successfully after a sleep. But like you pointed out it seems more like a API problem locking you out. I'm also not sure if the imap session is needed so I created the following script to test just counting my messages in the inbox: import win32com.client # get the current profile # http://code.activestate.com/lists/python-win32/11600/ outlook = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI") inbox = outlook.GetDefaultFolder(6) # http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff861868.aspx messages = inbox.Items print messages.Count and it works every time. But our environments is radically different seeing you are using Windows 7 and Outlook 2007, so I don't know how much help I can still be to you. Hope you get the problem fixed and let me know if there is something I can do to help. Regards, Ps. On a side note have you tried to write a small vbscript that also tries to use outlook and does it give the same kind of problems? |
From: Stefan S. <sc...@gm...> - 2012-01-09 17:24:04
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Hi Ludolph Thanks for the quick response. It already helps just to discuss the problem :) Sorry, some specs: Windows 7 Professional Outlook 2007 Python 2.6.4 Pywin32-216 One thing: i don't bother to set up the imap session and to log into it. I only launch outlook. Not sure why the imap session would be necessary? Although, also not trying to send mail, but open mail that arrived and sorting it into folders, based on content. I suspect strongly that returning from hybernation is not unlocking the api, or something like that. Will test that more thoroughly tonight. I thought that maybe office communicator may interfere, but have discarded that theory. Regards Stefan On Jan 9, 2012 5:19 PM, "Ludolph" <lu...@op...> wrote: > On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Stefan Scriba <sc...@gm...> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have recently started playing with win32com and am currently trying to > use > > python to perform various tasks on microsoft outlook with the win32com > > module. > > <snip> > > > The problem is that this works, but not reliably. Very often, a > > message will come back: > > dispatch = pythoncom.GetActiveObject(resultCLSID) > > com_error: (-2147221021, 'Operation unavailable', None, None) > > <snip> > > > Things that could potentially cause the problem - does waking up a laptop > > from sleep/hybernation maybe cause this problem? Is there a built-in > > security feature in Outlook that sometimes interferes with the win32 api? > > > > Has anyone worked with this? Any ideas? > > <snip> > > Hi Stefan > > I have win32com installed on my windows notebook and I don't know if > it will be useful but decided to quickly run the following example on > my notebook to help you diagnose the problem: > > http://win32com.goermezer.de/content/view/227/291/ > > I commented out the logon command(line 5), the CC and BCC(line 10 and > 11) and also all the attachment code(line 16 to 19). > > I then executed it and it brought up a Outlook window warning me that > I want to send a message and I allowed it, it worked. I then killed > outlook from Task manager and executed it again with the same result. > At home tonight I will quickly try to run the script again after I > wake up the notebook to see if I get your error. > > I have a Windows XP Pro SP3 installed running python 2.6 and Outlook > 2003, let me know if you want me to test anything for you that might > be helpful. > > Kind Regards, > |
From: Ludolph <lu...@op...> - 2012-01-09 16:18:54
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On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Stefan Scriba <sc...@gm...> wrote: > Hi > > I have recently started playing with win32com and am currently trying to use > python to perform various tasks on microsoft outlook with the win32com > module. <snip> > The problem is that this works, but not reliably. Very often, a > message will come back: > dispatch = pythoncom.GetActiveObject(resultCLSID) > com_error: (-2147221021, 'Operation unavailable', None, None) <snip> > Things that could potentially cause the problem - does waking up a laptop > from sleep/hybernation maybe cause this problem? Is there a built-in > security feature in Outlook that sometimes interferes with the win32 api? > > Has anyone worked with this? Any ideas? <snip> Hi Stefan I have win32com installed on my windows notebook and I don't know if it will be useful but decided to quickly run the following example on my notebook to help you diagnose the problem: http://win32com.goermezer.de/content/view/227/291/ I commented out the logon command(line 5), the CC and BCC(line 10 and 11) and also all the attachment code(line 16 to 19). I then executed it and it brought up a Outlook window warning me that I want to send a message and I allowed it, it worked. I then killed outlook from Task manager and executed it again with the same result. At home tonight I will quickly try to run the script again after I wake up the notebook to see if I get your error. I have a Windows XP Pro SP3 installed running python 2.6 and Outlook 2003, let me know if you want me to test anything for you that might be helpful. Kind Regards, |
From: Stefan S. <sc...@gm...> - 2012-01-09 14:10:28
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Hi I have recently started playing with win32com and am currently trying to use python to perform various tasks on microsoft outlook with the win32com module. To get hold of the outlook object, I can use either the statement 'outlook = Dispatch("Outlook.Application")' or 'outlook = GetActiveObject("Outlook.Application")', depending on whether Outlook is open or not. The problem is that this works, but not reliably. Very often, a message will come back: dispatch = pythoncom.GetActiveObject(resultCLSID) com_error: (-2147221021, 'Operation unavailable', None, None) I cannot figure out what changes - sometimes it works, often it does not. I thought that this has maybe something to do with Windows 7 security, but various forums seem to have had these discussions since 2005. And there don't seem to be any real solutions proposed. On one forum they mentioned that launching Internet Explorer is a problem, because it does not register with the Running Object Table. If this was the problem in my case, I should surely never be able to work with Outlook? Things that could potentially cause the problem - does waking up a laptop from sleep/hybernation maybe cause this problem? Is there a built-in security feature in Outlook that sometimes interferes with the win32 api? Has anyone worked with this? Any ideas? Regards |
From: <ch...@no...> - 2011-10-21 12:26:16
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Thanks Rick, we can contact tomo to arrange collection and discuss further ------Original Message------ From: Rick To: Karl Fischer Cc: Chadley Wilson Cc: pre...@li... Subject: Re: [PLUG] Opensuse 11.4 64 discs and ClearOS 5.2 SP1 Enterprise Sent: Oct 21, 2011 14:01 I have downloaded both his requests already On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Karl Fischer <km...@fi...> wrote: > I could perhaps assist. > Karl > ------------------ > Karl Fischer > @kmf everywhere > > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:26, Chadley Wilson <ch...@no...> > wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I was wondering if anyone could urgently assist me with discs for the >> OpenSuse 11.4 and ClearOS 5.3 Ent SP1 >> >> Seems we have problem downloading here at the school >> >> >> >> >> Chadley Wilson | Computer Centre Manager >> Northridge Primary School >> >> Direct: (012) 567 1397 | Mobile: 071 350 9278 | Fax: (012) 543 0392 >> www.northridge.co.za >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the >> demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. >> Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn >> about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev >> <-----> >> PLUG - Main Mailinglist. >> For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more >> information on this Users Group visit >> http://pretlug.sf.net > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more > information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! |
From: Rick <ric...@gm...> - 2011-10-21 12:01:56
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I have downloaded both his requests already On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Karl Fischer <km...@fi...> wrote: > I could perhaps assist. > Karl > ------------------ > Karl Fischer > @kmf everywhere > > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:26, Chadley Wilson <ch...@no...> > wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> I was wondering if anyone could urgently assist me with discs for the >> OpenSuse 11.4 and ClearOS 5.3 Ent SP1 >> >> Seems we have problem downloading here at the school >> >> >> >> >> Chadley Wilson | Computer Centre Manager >> Northridge Primary School >> >> Direct: (012) 567 1397 | Mobile: 071 350 9278 | Fax: (012) 543 0392 >> www.northridge.co.za >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the >> demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. >> Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn >> about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev >> <-----> >> PLUG - Main Mailinglist. >> For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more >> information on this Users Group visit >> http://pretlug.sf.net > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more > information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net > |
From: Karl F. <km...@fi...> - 2011-10-21 12:00:32
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I could perhaps assist. Karl ------------------ Karl Fischer @kmf everywhere On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:26, Chadley Wilson <ch...@no...>wrote: > Hi All, > > I was wondering if anyone could urgently assist me with discs for the > OpenSuse 11.4 and ClearOS 5.3 Ent SP1 > > Seems we have problem downloading here at the school > > > > > Chadley Wilson | Computer Centre Manager > Northridge Primary School > > Direct: (012) 567 1397 | Mobile: 071 350 9278 | Fax: (012) 543 0392 > www.northridge.co.za > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the > demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. > Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn > about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev > <-----> > PLUG - Main Mailinglist. > For more details including unsubscribe or subscription options, or more > information on this Users Group visit > http://pretlug.sf.net > |