I need to access a MSSQL database (MS-Sql, not MySQL!)and would very much like to use mssql-0.09.tar.gz which is available from
http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/mssql/download.html Unfortunately the binary for Python-2.4 isn't available yet and I'd hate to step back to a previous version. I'm glad I managed to set up my XP machine to being able to compile extensions using the VC++ toolkit which freely availbale from MS. See my posting "Step by step: Compiling extensions with MS Visual C++ Toolkit 2003" in this group. The problem is that compiling stops with an error in this case. Two additional header files are needed: sqlfront.h and sqldb.h. They can be downloaded as file 'Ptk_I386.exe' here: <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q186893#kb2> The problem I have in compiling is: [...] c:\Python24-extra-modules\MSSQL-0.09\sqlfront.h(312) : error C2373: 'LPCBYTE' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\Programme\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\WinSCard.h(43) : see declaration of 'LPCBYTE' error: command '"c:\programme\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\bin\cl.exe"' failed with exit status 2 Currently I'm not C-Guru enough to find out what's wrong. I'm hoping somebody else succeeds in compiling and can provide compiled module. I think the object-craft.com.au staff would gladly accept the binary as well, as they don't have the appropriate environment right now. Thanks in advance mb - Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list