from win32com.client import Dispatch, DispatchWithEvents, constants import pythoncom import os import time finished = 0 # Flag for the wait loop from (3) to test class ADOEvents: # event handler class def OnWillConnect(self, str, user, pw, opt, sts, cn): # Must have this event, as if it is not handled, ADO assumes the # operation is cancelled, and raises an error (Operation cancelled # by the user) pass def OnConnectComplete(self, error, status, connection): # Assume no errors, until we have the basic stuff # working. Now, "connection" should be an open # connection to my data source # Do the "something" from (2). For now, just # print the connection data source print("connection is", connection) print("Connected to", connection.Properties("Data Source")) # OK, our work is done. Let the main loop know global finished finished = 1 def OnCommitTransComplete(self, pError, adStatus, pConnection): pass def OnInfoMessage(self, pError, adStatus, pConnection): pass def OnDisconnect(self, adStatus, pConnection): pass def OnBeginTransComplete(self, TransactionLevel, pError, adStatus, pConnection): pass def OnRollbackTransComplete(self, pError, adStatus, pConnection): pass def OnExecuteComplete(self, RecordsAffected, pError, adStatus, pCommand, pRecordset, pConnection): pass def OnWillExecute(self, Source, CursorType, LockType, Options, adStatus, pCommand, pRecordset, pConnection): pass def TestConnection(dbname): # Create the ADO connection object, and link the event # handlers into it c = DispatchWithEvents("ADODB.Connection", ADOEvents) # Initiate the asynchronous open dsn = "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=%s" % dbname user = "system" pw = "manager" c.Open(dsn, user, pw, constants.adAsyncConnect) # Sit in a loop, until our event handler (above) sets the # "finished" flag or we time out. end_time = time.clock() + 10 while time.clock() < end_time: # Pump messages so that COM gets a look in pythoncom.PumpWaitingMessages() if not finished: print("XXX - Failed to connect!") def Test(): from . import testAccess try: testAccess.GenerateSupport() except pythoncom.com_error: print("*** Can not import the MSAccess type libraries - tests skipped") return dbname = testAccess.CreateTestAccessDatabase() try: TestConnection(dbname) finally: os.unlink(dbname) if __name__=='__main__': Test()