import sys
from omniORB import CORBA, any
import omniORB
import myIDL
import myIDL__POA

orb = CORBA.ORB_init(sys.argv, CORBA.ORB_ID)

ior = sys.argv[1]
obj = orb.string_to_object(ior)

myInterfaceObj = obj._narrow(myIDL.myInterface)
if myInterfaceObj is None:
    print "Object reference is not an myIDL.myInterface"
    sys.exit(1)

myControlStruct = myIDL.control(
       operationType = 1, 
       transportedObject = any.to_any( 
                              [ myIDL.myTextListEntry ( 1, "Text 1" ),
                                myIDL.myTextListEntry ( 2, "Text 2" ),
                                myIDL.myTextListEntry ( 3, "Text 3" ) ]
       )
)

# first try: the structure
try:
    result = myInterfaceObj.transmit(any.to_any(myControlStruct))
    print "object sent !"
except (CORBA.BAD_PARAM, CORBA.COMM_FAILURE, CORBA.COMPLETED_MAYBE), ex:
    print "exception catched: ", ex
    
# second try: only a string
try:
    result = myInterfaceObj.transmit(any.to_any("This is only a string"))
    print "object sent !"
except (CORBA.BAD_PARAM, CORBA.COMM_FAILURE, CORBA.COMPLETED_MAYBE), ex:
    print "exception catched: ", ex