[pywin32-bugs] Problem starting a service.

[Jim P. <pa...@sl...>]

The example service file win32/demos/service/pipeTestService.py is 
showing very different behavior depending on *where* the file is located:

1)  When located under site-packages/win32/..., the service starts with 
no problem.

2)  When started under site-packages/foo/pipeTestService.py, the service 
does not start:

C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\foo>copy 
..\win32\demos\service\pipeTestService.py pipeTestService.py

C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\foo>python pipeTestService.py install
Installing service PyPipeTestService to Python class 
C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\foo\pipeTestService.TestPipeService
Service installed

C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\foo>python pipeTestService.py --wait 5 start
Starting service PyPipeTestService
Error starting service: The service did not respond to the start or 
control request in a timely fashion.

A look at the event log gives:
> Event Type:	Error
> Event Source:	Python Service
> Event Category:	None
> Event ID:	4
> Date:		11/18/2004
> Time:		7:14:22 PM
> User:		N/A
> Computer:	GITOW1
> Description:
> Python could not import the service's module 
>  
> exceptions.ImportError: No module named pipeTestService

Any ideas?

I'm running Python 2.3.4, pywin32 build 202 or 203.  (Tried both)

   --Jim Panetta

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