wine users - Aug 2010 - Error when openning MS Office files (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt)

Error when openning MS Office files (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt)
(Wine 1.0.1 and Wine 1.1.42, Ubuntu 10.04)

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Hello, 

I get this error when I try to open MSOffice 2003 files (like *.doc or *.xls or
*.ppt):

"The file '/home/blabla/Doc1.doc' is not marked as executable.  If
this was downloaded or copied form an untrusted source, it may be dangerous to
run.  For more details, read about the executable bit."

I did read somes posts for problems like thise but for *.exe files [1] [2]. I
had also problem with *.exe files and I resolve it in modifiing the permissions
of the .exe files.

But here, the problem is more difficult: it is not only one or two files to
modifie, but every *.doc (or *.xls or *.ppt) files on my computer...

Perhaps it is possible to create a script to modifie the permissions of the file
when I click on it?

Someone can help me for that (or for an other solution)?

Thank you very much

cp

[1] http://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?p=44106
[2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks/+bug/561479

Can you open the files by first running MS Office, and then using File / Open?

Or does 
  wine start Doc1.doc

chris_pi wrote:
> Error when openning MS Office files (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt)
> (Wine 1.0.1 and Wine 1.1.42, Ubuntu 10.04)
>
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>
> Hello, 
>
> I get this error when I try to open MSOffice 2003 files (like *.doc or
*.xls or *.ppt):
>
> "The file '/home/blabla/Doc1.doc' is not marked as executable.
If this was downloaded or copied form an untrusted source, it may be dangerous
to run.  For more details, read about the executable bit."
>
>   
You are trying:

wine <filename>

That will not work.

You should try wine start <filename>

Also, you should really upgrade to Wine 1.2 or even 1.3.1.  Bugs 
submitted, except regressions, will be closed as we are no longer 
accepting bug reports for the older versions of Wine.

James McKenzie

Hello, 

Thank you very much for your answers!

@DanKegel: yes, I can open the files by first running MS Office, and then using
File / Open. But It not an easy way to open a file...

@DanKegel & James McKenzie: yes, the command:

wine start Doc1.doc

works fine! Great!

So, what is the next step? How to use the commande "wine sart" for
each file I click on it?

Many thanks

cp

@James McKenzie: I read here [1] that wine 1.2.0 for Ubuntu 10.04 is a beta
package... so I'm hesitating to use it. have you tested it?

[1] http://www.winehq.org/download/deb

Hello, 

I used two days wine 1.2.0 for Ubuntu 10.04 (only MS Word 2003). 
There is many improvements, but also somes regressions (the display of somes
pictures or fonts in MS Word is very bad for example).
I also make a test with wine 1.3.1. Same result.

So, I decide to go back to wine 1.0.1. 

In consequence, my first problem is still unsolved... 

How do I use the commande "wine start" to open my MS Files?

Somebody now how to do this?

Many thanks

cp

chris_pi wrote:
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> Somebody now how to do this?
> 

I would like to say: 
"Somebody know how to do this?"

cp

>> Somebody now how to do this?
>>
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>
wine-1.0.1 is no longer supported on this list.

John

Really??? I didn't know that wine 1.0.1 was no more supported here!!

Ok, but... any other suggestions are welcome... 

In any cases, thank you for having tried to help me. 

cp