Are you using web2py as a windows service?
On Sep 6, 8:58 pm, weheh <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm getting the following error message from the code that used to > work a few weeks ago and haven't changed: > > File "C:\Program Files\Python25\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client > \dynamic.py", line 84, in _GetGoodDispatch > IDispatch = pythoncom.CoCreateInstance(IDispatch, None, clsctx, > pythoncom.IID_IDispatch) > com_error: (-2147221008, 'CoInitialize has not been called.', None, > None) > > I looked up the com error and found numerous threads that deal with > it. Here's one: > > http://www.cherrypy.org/wiki/UsingCOMObjects > > It appears that something has been upgraded and that com threads need > to be initialized within web2py.

