please try from the windows shell.. cd /where/web2py/is/ web2py.exe -S welcome >>> import winservice
do you get a traceback? what does it say? Massimo On Jan 4, 8:22 am, Fran <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 3, 11:32 pm, mdipierro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I do no have access to a windows machine until Monday. > > I looked at the service installed by the 1.54 binary & see that it > tries to run: > "C:\web2py\web2py.exe" options > > This only runs from the Web2Py folder, otherwise: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "web2py.py", line 4, in <module> > File "gluon\widget.pyc", line 14, in <module> > IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'VERSION' > (This also happens with '-a password' instead of 'options', so isn't > only when trying to launch the UI) > > I tried to wrap the .exe into a CMD file so that the .exe is run from > the proper folder. > That works from CMD, but not from services still (even with '-a > password'). > > 'Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control > request in a timely fashion' > > Nothing logged in the Event Logs other than this &: > "Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the web2py Service service > to connect." > > I'm happy to do more testing/investigation if given pointers. > > F --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

