Python MapScript module cannot be found?

[Sean Gillies]

Emil,

Make sure that all environment variables, including PATH, are properly
set for the IIS user.

Sean

On May 10, 2005, at 9:08 AM, Emil Zegers wrote:

> Hello Howard,
>
> I followed your advice but that MapScript version complained about
> needing
> sde90.dll so I used the version from
> http://hobu.stat.iastate.edu/mapserver/mapserver/build_output/4_4_2/
> none/pyt
> hon.zip
>
> On the Python command line I can now do 'import _mapscript' without
> errors
> but when using it via IIS I keep getting:
>
>   import _mapscript
> ImportError: DLL load failed: the specific module could not be found
>
> Maybe I'm still missing something obvious or maybe it related to the
> fact
> I'm using Python MapScript with IIS.
>
> Anyway, thanks so far for the feedback and hints, I really appreciate
> it
> (this goes for Bas too).
>
> Regards,
>
> Emil
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard Butler [mailto:hobu at iastate.edu]
> Sent: dinsdag 10 mei 2005 16:07
> To: Emil Zegers; MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
> Subject: Re: Python MapScript module cannot be found?
>
>
> Emil,
>
> Find all of the libmap.dll and gdal.dll in c:\python23 and
> c:\python23\dlls and delete them.  Ensure that you don't have another
> GDAL with ECW support somewhere else on your system.  The Python
> Mapscript installer is pretty dumb and doesn't clean up after itself
> properly.  Uninstall Python Mapscript using Windows add/remove
> programs.
>
> Install 4.4.2 MapScript which is located at
> http://hobu.stat.iastate.edu/mapserver/mapserver/build_output/4_4_2/
> debug/py
> thon.zip
> This MapScript does not have ECW or MrSID support (I am no longer
> distributing those due to licensing constraints).
>
> Refer to the message I sent Bas last week for more information.
>
> Howard
>