Python MapScript module cannot be found?

[Emil Zegers]

Hello,

I'm trying to use Python MapScript.

I have installed the Windows binaries supplied by Howard
(mapscript-4.5.win32-py2.3-full.exe from 9-5-2005) on a Windows XP Pro (IIS
5.1) system with Python 2.3.5.

Python scripts do run under IIS but when trying to access the Python
Mapscript module I get the following error:

  File "C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\mapscript.py", line 4, in ?
    import _mapscript
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.


The problem seems to be in the 'import _mapscript' part. The file
_mapscript.pyd is located in C:\Python23\lib\site-packages\, together with
mapscript.py and other files.

What can be the reason for not finding the module?

As test I've tried renaming the file (to _mapscript.dll and _mapscript)
without succes.

The files in C:\Python23 and ub folders are given the needed Windows IUSR
rights.

Regards,

Emil