Re: [python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-13 Thread Mark Hammond
On 12/02/2010 4:32 PM, Jeff Peery wrote: Hello, I'm running on vista and I'm getting a permissions error from win32com. I attached a print screen displaying the error message. It appears win32com is trying to write a file and vista UAC is blocking it. Why is win32com trying to do this and how do

Re: [python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-13 Thread Jeff Peery
les in the appdata folder.   thanks for those who offered advice, Jeff --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Preston Landers wrote: From: Preston Landers Subject: Re: [python-win32] permissions error To: "Jeff Peery" Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 10:30 PM I don't know if this will work but one w

Re: [python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-12 Thread Jeff Peery
eff --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Preston Landers wrote: From: Preston Landers Subject: Re: [python-win32] permissions error To: "Jeff Peery" Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 10:30 PM I don't know if this will work but one workaround may be to set a registry key: HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Py

Re: [python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-12 Thread Jeff Peery
folder or program data folder?   thanks, Jeff --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Preston Landers wrote: From: Preston Landers Subject: Re: [python-win32] permissions error To: "Jeff Peery" Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:24 PM Have you tried manually granting a write permission for your us

Re: [python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-12 Thread Jeff Peery
hello, yes, I am using 64 bit vista. and I am using py2exe to distribute my app. At the moment I'm dead in the water unti lI resolve this issue. Does anyone know of a quick fix?   thanks, Jeff --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Tim Roberts wrote: From: Tim Roberts Subject: Re: [python-win32] permis

Re: [python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-12 Thread Tim Roberts
Dave Angel wrote: > 2) Are you running a 64bit version of Vista? Yes, he is. The path "Program Files (x86)" is prima facie evidence of this. He's running 32-bit Python on a 64-bit system. And that's just fine. > 3) What do you mean by "compile" and "compiled executable"? It means he has used

Re: [python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-12 Thread Dave Angel
Jeff Peery wrote: Hello, I'm running on vista and I'm getting a permissions error from win32com. I attached a print screen displaying the error message. It appears win32com is trying to write a file and vista UAC is blocking it. Why is win32com trying to do this and how do I fix it? the only meth

[python-win32] permissions error

2010-02-11 Thread Jeff Peery
Hello, I'm running on vista and I'm getting a permissions error from win32com. I attached a print screen displaying the error message. It appears win32com is trying to write a file and vista UAC is blocking it. Why is win32com trying to do this and how do I fix it? the only method I am using fr