To use the other drivers you need to
1) install Python 2.5
2) install the driver you need
3) Run web2py from source

We cannot easily distribute the drivers with the binary version yet.

Massimo

On Feb 18, 8:30 am, Iceberg <iceb...@21cn.com> wrote:
> Hi buddies,
>
> Web2py's dal supports many db backend such as "SQLite, PostgreSQL,
> MySQL, MSSQL, FireBird and Oracle", mentioned at web2py homepage. But
> when I run web2py from web2py_win.zip, I only see:
>   Database drivers available: SQLite3, MySQL
>
> So:
> 1. Do I have to manually install pyodbc if I want to access MSSQL?
> 2. But how can I do that if I am using the windows binary version of
> web2py?
> 3. Is it possible that web2py_win.zip comes with built-in pyodbc to
> support MSSQL? I think this is reasonable, because MSSQL is somewhat
> popular in Windows world and web2py_win.zip package targets to this
> world too. Besides, pyodbc claims that it supports "almost any
> database", and it uses MIT license.
>
> Comments are appreciated.
>
> Iceberg
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