from win32com.client import Dispatch, GetActiveObject
import pythoncom

import threading

class P4OFCCommand(threading.Thread):

    def __init__(self, menu_name):
        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        self.menu_name = menu_name
        print 'thread created'

    def run(self):
        print 'running thread'
        pythoncom.CoInitialize()
        self.wd = GetActiveObject("Word.Application")
        self.wdapp = self.wd.Application
        self.p4menu = self.wdapp.CommandBars("P4OFCMenu")
        print self.p4menu.Name
        self.ctl = self.p4menu.Controls(self.menu_name)
        print self.ctl.Caption
        if not self.ctl.Enabled:
            self.ctl.Enabled = True
        self.ctl.Execute()
        print 'thread finished'
        pythoncom.CoUninitialize()

    def __del__(self):
        print 'thread is being destroyed'

auto = Dispatch('AutoItX3.Control')
try:
    wd = GetActiveObject("Word.Application")
    wd.Quit()
except:
    pass
wd = Dispatch('Word.Application')
wdapp = wd
p4menu = wdapp.CommandBars("P4OFCMenu")
wdapp.Documents.Open(r'C:\work\p4ofc-test-local\fred-new1.doc')

# ctl = p4menu.Controls("Perforce &information...")
t = P4OFCCommand("&Document Status...")
t.start()

t = P4OFCCommand("Perforce &information...")
t.start()
# ctl.Execute()

title = 'P4OFC - Perforce Connection Information'
print "waiting window active"
auto.WinWaitActive(title, '', 5)
print "window active"
auto.WinActivate(title, '')
auto.Send("^a^c{ENTER}")
info = auto.ClipGet()
print info
wdapp.Quit()