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Installing pymsssql on Vista/Windows 7 and python 2.6

Posted by Patrick Fitzsimmons on Fri, Jul 17, 2009 @ 03:43 PM
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Today I was trying to install pymssql using the automated installer.  When I ran python and imported pymssql I received an error: "ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found."

Turns out that I needed a newer version of ntwdblib.dll   The folks at UserScape had made this DLL available here.  I downloaded it into my python26/Lib/site-packages folder, overwrote the existing ntwdblib.dll, and then it worked.

Googling around for the answer was not easy, so I'm posting this in case other searchers run into this problem. 

 

 

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Thank you so much
Posted @ Tuesday, September 01, 2009 5:49 AM by max
Thanks for info. Had same error. Vista Home Premium x64 user, SQL Server 2008 Express.
Posted @ Saturday, September 05, 2009 4:14 AM by Piet
Thanks a million... Stuck on that for 2 hours with Windows 7 64-bit.
Posted @ Friday, September 11, 2009 6:31 PM by Rich
The link to ntwdblib.dll no longer works. Do you know another link that works.
Posted @ Monday, February 01, 2010 9:51 AM by Imran Khan
The file is there, you need to save the link rather than just ckicking on it. 
 
 
 
But, it appears to be a 64 bit version. Anyone have a 32 bit version?  
 
 
 
I've got a team stuck in the 32 bit world and can't get out...
Posted @ Wednesday, February 24, 2010 3:03 PM by David Birkhead
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