Steve Holden wrote: > dylpkls91 wrote: > > > > The hard part now is getting the server code to run as a Windows > > service- argh!!! > > I can get it installed and started using modified code from: > > http://www.schooltool.org/products/schooltool-calendar/documentation/how-to/running-as-a-windows-service/schooltool-service.py/view > > > > but for some reason when the server is a service the client refuses to > > connect properly! > > Grrr... anybody know why? > > > Because there are specific requirements for Windows services, that your > program isn't comlpying with. > > > I'm afraid you'll need to Google for "python windows service" or > similar: in essence the main thing the service has to do (besides serve) > is ensure a continuous flow of messages through the system. It's ugly, > but people have done it before. >
I use something called 'srvany' - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q137890/ I have a socket server program, written in pure Python, which I need to run as a service. 'srvany' enables me to do this without using any of the Win32 extensions or other complications. I have not run it in a heavy-duty environment so I don't know if there are any problems with it. I have it set up on my Windows 2003 Server, and after a restart, my server program is automatically started as a service and any client can connect straight away. Frank Millman -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
