I'm trying to import
Python code into in VBA.
The code below works but requires admin rights. Is there a way to go around the win register need (assume I just don't have admin rights) but keep the 'late biding' behavior (dont want to Tools>>Reference every time I compile something new)
class ProofOfConcept(object):
def __init__(self):
self.output = []
def GetData(self):
with open('C:\Users\MyPath\Documents\COMs\SourceData.txt') as FileObj:
for line in FileObj:
self.output.append(line)
return self.output
class COMProofOfConcept(object):
_reg_clsid_ = "{D25A5B2A-9544-4C07-8077-DB3611BE63E7}"
_reg_progid_= 'RiskTools.ProofOfConcept'
_public_methods_ = ['GetData']
def __init__(self):
self.__ProofOfConcept = ProofOfConcept()
def GetData(self):
return self.__ProofOfConcept.GetData()
if __name__=='__main__':
print "Registering COM server..."
import win32com.server.register
win32com.server.register.UseCommandLine(COMProofOfConcept)
VBA Code that calls it:
Sub TestProofOfConcept()
Set PoF = CreateObject("RiskTools.ProofOfConcept")
x = PoF.GetData()
MsgBox x(0)
End Sub
In short, no. The VBA runtime basically uses the CoGetClassObject COM API under the hood - the CreateObject()
function is essentially just a thin wrapper around it (it calls CLSIDFromString to locate the CLSID from the parameter first). Both of these functions require that the class be registered.