New guy help with setup

2007-07-12 Thread meg99
I just downloaded 2.5 and read the readme file.  It says "Before you
can build Python, you must first confiigure itStart by running the
script "./configure".

I can't find "./configure"

I am running Windows XP SP2

btw
Python.exe gives me a black window
Pythonw.exe does nothing (I assume this is a windows interface)

thanks

meg99

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Re: New guy help with setup

2007-07-12 Thread meg99
On Jul 12, 4:24 pm, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> meg99 wrote:
> > I just downloaded 2.5 and read the readme file.  It says "Before you
> > can build Python, you must first confiigure itStart by running the
> > script "./configure".
>
> > I can't find "./configure"
>
> > I am running Windows XP SP2
>
> You downloaded the wrong file. You want the Windows 
> Installer:http://python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi
>
> HTH
> Paul
>
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My applogies - I did download and install 2.5.1

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Re: New guy help with setup

2007-07-12 Thread meg99
On Jul 12, 4:35 pm, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> meg99 wrote:
> > On Jul 12, 4:24 pm, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> meg99 wrote:
> >>> I just downloaded 2.5 and read the readme file.  It says "Before you
> >>> can build Python, you must first confiigure itStart by running the
> >>> script "./configure".
> >>> I can't find "./configure"
> >>> I am running Windows XP SP2
> >> You downloaded the wrong file. You want the Windows 
> >> Installer:http://python.org/ftp/python/2.5.1/python-2.5.1.msi
> > My applogies - I did download and install 2.5.1
>
> In that case, open up your command window (Start|Run "cmd" ).
>
> Type 'python' at the c:\ prompt.
>
> Or, Start|All Programs|Python 2.5|IDLE
>
> Enjoy!
>
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I opened the command window and typed 'python'
got 'not recognized as a command'
went to the python25 folder and typed 'python'
got the >>> prompt
typed './configure'
got 'no Python documentation found for './configure'

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New guy question - user form

2007-07-18 Thread meg99
I am using a scheduling sw package that uses Python as its scripting
language much like Excel uses Visual Basic.  I am fluent in VB but I
am just beginning in Python.

What I need to do is this:  I need to create a user form that will
contain some predefined data (captured from the scheduling sw
database) and some fields that the user will enter.  When the user is
finished, he will write the data to the database via a command button
on the form.

I have looked at some of the tutorials and I have a couple of books
but I don't see a user form utility like there is in VB.

I am using version 1.5.2 (the sw I am using does not now support
anything else).

Can I do what I have described with what I have?

Regards,

meg99

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