[python-win32] Running GUI apps from a python/IIS web application

Randy Syring rsyring at inteli-com.com
Thu Dec 2 23:07:02 CET 2010


Thanks for all the responses on this.  I spoke with the company that 
develops the external application and they are going to work on removing 
the calls that create the GUI windows.  Thank God, b/c the workarounds 
were looking pretty unsavory!

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On 12/02/2010 03:02 PM, Tim Roberts wrote:
> Randy Syring wrote:
>> Good to know, but you are correct that it doesn't solve the problem.
>> This program needs to work even when no users are logged into the
>> server, as that will be the case 99% of the time.
> There is no easy solution for this.  There is no practical way to run a
> GUI application when no one is logged in, without delving deep into
> Windows magic.  You will need to modify (or patch) the application.
>


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