Windows Services

Hi, Can anybody tell me how to develop Windows Services (which are actually daemons) using Python. Also what protocol is most suitable for developing a server-client application with the server running as a Windows Service. Thanks in advance Bye -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytho

Re: Windows Services

Hi, Thanks to Peter, now I know how to control an *existing* Windows service and how to run a *python script* as a Windows service. Although these were really useful, my point was different. I have developed a script that monitors a specified folder for changes in the files or folders within it.

Re: Windows Services

Hi, Every one please accept my thanks. I have stopped using Python IDLE. Know I am using Pythonwin IDE from Active State. They have the same core modules. But the Pywin32 extensions are a plus from Active State. The problem is that the Pywin32 Documentation is incomplete/incorrect. The modules b

Re: Windows Services

Hi, Thanks Upole!!! I dowloaded it. From exe files at sourceforge.net. Regards -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

MySQLdb Python API: Unable to connect

ne 1, in ? File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\MySQLdb\__init__.py", line 66, in Connect return Connection(*args, **kwargs) File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\MySQLdb\connections.py", line 134, in __init__MyM super(self,Connection).__init__(*args, **kwargs2) Operation

Re: MySQLdb Python API: Unable to connect

e Regards Mondal -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: MySQLdb Python API: Unable to connect

data directory to the new data folder. So my data is also intact. Posted just to inform all *Cheers* Regards Mondal -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Work with Windows workgroups under Python?

Hi, Active Directory is available under NTFS only. If you are running on the older FAT32, use the win32wnet and win32netcon modules in *Active Python 2.4*. You can use the WNetOpenEnum and WNetEnumResource functions in nested-for-loops to walk through the Network root to the lowest level of share

Determination of disk types

Hello, Is there a way to determine which drive letter is a FDD, a local disk, a CD-ROM/COMBO Drive, or a mapped network drive? I wrote a script to identify all the drive letters on my Windows XP system. Now I want to determine their type, too. Thanks for your help, in advance. Regards Mondal

Re: Determination of disk types

Hi, Thanks for the info. That was quite useful. I will surely poke around wmi. Thanks again Regards Mondal -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Python 2.4, Win XP Pro and Tix

tion is simply to add the path where tix8184.dll resides to the system variable 'PATH'. In my case it is C:\Python24\DLLs. Other dlls that are required to be in the same path are tclpip84.dll tcl84.dll tk84.dll I hope this information proves useful. Regards Mondal -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list