I had this problem. If you have Python installed standalone on the machine and a copy under Zope, you need to make sure that the wincomm stuff is in the python path of the Zope python. You can add the proper dirs to the path in z2.py.) __________________________________________________________________ Jim Sanford . Database Engineer / \ / Accelerated Technology, Inc. / / 720 Oak Circle Drive East / / \ Mobile, AL 36609 / / \ Voice: 334-661-5770 fax: 334-661-5788 / \ E-Mail: jsanford@atinucleus.com Web: http://www.atinucleus.com Nucleus. All You NEED in an RTOS. Royalty Free __________________________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: Steinar Rune Eriksen <steinar@orion.no> To: <zope@zope.org> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 6:49 AM Subject: [Zope] Python + COM (from external method) How come this fails... ------------------------------------------ import win32com.client oOleObj = win32com.client.Dispatch("DSOleFile.PropertyReader") -------------------------------------------------- when run from Zope (within and External Method) when it works from Python standalone on the same machine ? SRE ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Admin Orion System AS ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - Zope@zope.org http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://lists.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )