PythonService file creation

[Dale Burnett]

In article <8kd7cv$3uk$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Dale Burnett <denalione at my-deja.com> wrote:
> In article <8F6D93D27gmcmhypernetcom at 199.171.54.154>,
>   gmcm at hypernet.com (Gordon McMillan) wrote:
> > Dale Burnett wrote:
> >
> > >When running my app at the command prompt using the debug option I
> can
> > >create a new file and write to it.  When the app is started via
> Control
> > >Panel/Services the file is not created and written too.  I have
used
> the
> > >python native file functions and the NT api CreateFile() function.
I
> > >have tried running the service using the System Account with
Interact
> > >with Desktop checked and specifying an account.
> > >Any suggestions?
> >
> > Besides the account it's running under, the only other problem I can
> think
> > of is relying on some (mistaken) notion of what the current
directory
> is.
> >
> > I've written files from services, so I know there's no showstopper.
> >
> > - Gordon
> >
>
> Do you happen to have a code snippet handy?
>
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Thanks for the tip.  I was creating the file in the current directory.
The current directory is different when running the service through the
debugger than when running from Control Panel.

Thanks
Dale


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