Automating Word from WinNT Python Service problem

[Andres Corrada-Emmanuel]

Hello, 

I'm developing a Python service that dials out to a POP3 account and 
prints Word documents based on the emails it receives. 

Developing the python scripts went fine as long as I was running them 
manually. Once I made the scripts into an NT service (with help from 
Mark Hammond's excellent book) I began running into problems. 

The first problem was that the service could not use the just established modem connection to establish a POP3 connection.
This can be fixed by making the service run as an administrator account rather than a system account. 

However, this apparently results in Word failing to print the required 
documents. In addition, eventhough my scripts explicitly invoke the 
Word.Quit() method, winword.exe remains running in the background as a 
process after the service does its thing. This has the incovenient side 
effect of making it impossible to delete folders in which it has created documents. 

Any advice on how to set the permissions right or recode the service to 
properly use Word? Thank you. 

                Andres Corrada 

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