[wxPython-users] [Fwd: Re: [ctypes-users] Application error with Report Manager on exit]

[Chris Mellon]

On 2/13/07, Werner F. Bruhin <werner.bruhin at free.fr> wrote:
> I am having the above problem with Report Manager.  Suspected that it
> had to do with ctypes but Thomas was so kind enough to have a look at it
> and thinks that it has to do with wx (see end of this message).
>
> I hope that someone could look into this who has the know how and time
> to work with a wx debug build.
>
> The problem does not happen using only Python code, but when the
> following two lines are e.g. in a OnButton Event the error does happen.
>
> rm = ReportMan(r"c:\temp\bruhin\sample4.rep")
> rm.preview()
>
>
> Werner
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Re: [ctypes-users] Application error with Report Manager on exit
> Date:   Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:45:01 +0100
> From:   Thomas Heller <theller at ctypes.org>
> To:     Werner F. Bruhin <werner.bruhin at free.fr>
> References:     <45CDF24C.9020600 at free.fr> <eqrs46$qkq$1 at sea.gmane.org>
> <45D1A090.6070908 at free.fr>
>
>
>
> Werner F. Bruhin schrieb:
> > Thomas,
> >
> > I attached some files, so won't copy the list.
> >
> > Thomas Heller wrote:
> >> Werner F. Bruhin schrieb:
> >>
> >>> I am using Report Manager 2.6j and its ReportMan.ocx ActiveX to run
> >>> reports from within Python.
> >>>
> >>> All works well except when I view report settings in the Report Manager
> >>> preview window, after that when I close the application I get a
> >>> Application error, followed by a Runtime error 216.
> >>>
> >>> The developer of RM can't recreate this problem, on the RM list there is
> >>> at list one other user seeing the same problem.
> >>>
> >>> I get this error with:
> >>>
> >>> Python 2.4.1 and ctypes 0.9.6, 0.9.9 and 1.0.1 and the same using Python
> >>> 2.4.4.
> >>>
> >>> To run the reports I use reportman.py by Shawn L. Church.
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone give some pointers on how to isolate/fix this?
> >>>
> >>
> >> The 'canonical' way to find the bug is probably to build a debug
> >> version of Python and ctypes.  Should not be too hard if you have MSVC 7.1,
> >> but it can be a pain if you also have to compile other extensions that
> >> you use (wxPython, pywin32, whatever); so it may be a good idea to make
> >> a failing testcase as minimal as possible.
> >>
> > I am on Win XP and don't have the tools to build (nor the know how).
> >> Is there a way for *me* to try to repro the bug?
> >>
> > Yes, and I would really appreciate if you could try.
> >
> > You will need:
> > Report Manager: "reportman2_6j.exe" from the Report Manager site
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/reportman
> >
> > reportman.py needs to go into C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages
> >
> > testrepman3.py goes into any temp folder and copy also "biolife.cds" and
> > "sample4.rep" from the Report Manager installation folder (under program files)
> > to this temp folder.  In testrepman3.py adjust "OnButton1Button" with the
> > correct folder name.
> >
> > Run the script and click on Page Setup icon (with the two hands), click on the
> > tabs and then OK, and close the script and you should see the error.
> >
>
> Werner, I have tried that and can confirm the error you get.  However,
> using this code:
>
> from reportman import ReportMan
>
> rm = ReportMan(r"c:\temp\bruhin\sample4.rep")
> rm.preview()
>
> the error does not occur.  So, I get the impression that the problem is
> not in reportman.py, or in ctypes, but instead somewhere in wx or the
> wx activeX wrapper.  Unfortunately, I don't have a debug build of wxPython,
> so I cannot debug this further.
>
> Hope that helps (but I'm afraid it will not).
>
> Thomas
>
>

Can  you include, or post on the web, the testcase files you sent to Thomas?