Hi there, I have this strange problem cropping up in Zope. I have no idea why its happening even after hours of trying to figure it out. Heres the problem : I have developed a Python code to open Microsoft Word through the win32com package and produce a document depending on the user's parameters and some predecided formatting. Here's a snippet followd by my problem description : import sys sys.coinit_flags=0 COINIT_FREETHREADED=0 import os import string import pythoncom import win32com from win32com.client import Dispatch def run_pyth_worddoc_gen_module(rootdir,reqtitle,reqno,date,responsibleperson,signature,datasubmitted,vermessage,components=None): pythoncom.CoInitializeEx(COINIT_FREETHREADED) myword=None try: logfile=open(rootdir + '\\verification_generator.log','a') logfile.write('\nstarting..') myword=None myword = win32com.client.Dispatch('Word.Application') logfile.write('\nstarting..0') myword.Visible = 0 logfile.write('\nstarting..1') mydoc = myword.Documents.Add(Template=rootdir + '\\python_verification_project1.dot') logfile.write('\nopened word') selection = myword.Selection i=selection.MoveRight(Unit=1,Count=12) i=selection.TypeText(Text=reqtitle) i=selection.MoveDown(Unit=5, Count=2) I wrote the code for it and ran it from Python and had no problems generating the Word document. The logfile which i use also shows no problems. Now,I tried calling this method from Zope,by importing it as an External Method. And I couldnt go beyond this line : myword = win32com.client.Dispatch('Word.Application') My logfile shows only "starting..", ie. the line before the above code is called. I have Zope running as an NT Service.I also have another version of Python installed(2.1) apart from the Python which comes with Zope. It gets weirder. After stopping the NT Service and running it from the startup.bat file(throws up the COmmand prompt window) and running the External Method from ZOpe,the code works like a dream. There seems to be some problem when I run Zope as a service,it stops at the Dispatch command. On viewing the Windows Task Manager,WINWORD(exe for Word) throws up when the code is called,but when the code works(when Im running it straight from Python or running it from Zope started from the start.bat file),the WINWORD process seems to take memory(13megs) and when finished it exits cleanly. However when running from the Zope started by the NT Service, as mentioned it hangs at the Dispatch line,but the Task Manager shows that WINWORD process has started but its memory usage is static at 2.884 MB. The error stacktrace is as follows when Zope runs as an NT Service: Traceback (innermost last): File E:\PROGRA~1\WebSite\lib\python\ZPublisher\Publish.py, line 150, in publish_module File E:\PROGRA~1\WebSite\lib\python\ZPublisher\Publish.py, line 114, in publish File E:\PROGRA~1\WebSite\lib\python\Zope\__init__.py, line 158, in zpublisher_exception_hook (Object: verification) File E:\PROGRA~1\WebSite\lib\python\ZPublisher\Publish.py, line 98, in publish File E:\PROGRA~1\WebSite\lib\python\ZPublisher\mapply.py, line 88, in mapply (Object: run_pyth_worddoc_gen_module) File E:\PROGRA~1\WebSite\lib\python\ZPublisher\Publish.py, line 39, in call_object (Object: run_pyth_worddoc_gen_module) File E:\PROGRA~1\WebSite\lib\python\Products\ExternalMethod\ExternalMethod.py, line 202, in __call__ (Object: run_pyth_worddoc_gen_module) File E:\Program Files\WebSite\Extensions\run_pyth_worddoc_gen_module.py, line 24, in run_pyth_worddoc_gen_module File e:\program files\Python21\win32com\client\__init__.py, line 92, in Dispatch File e:\program files\Python21\win32com\client\dynamic.py, line 81, in _GetGoodDispatchAndUserName File e:\program files\Python21\win32com\client\dynamic.py, line 72, in _GetGoodDispatch com_error: (see above) Any ideas people?. Thanks and Regards, Shravan _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com