wine users - Feb 2012 - Wine Executes Locally, But Not With Absolute Path

I have an uninstalled portable Windows .exe.

When I type the absolute path, it doesn't work:

> wine /home/ubuntu/appDir/myApp.exe

but, if I cd to the application directory and execute it locally, it works:


Code:
cd /home/ubuntu/appDir/

wine myApp.exe



 I'm trying to include it in my Docky dock via a .desktop shortcut I've
made in /usr/share/applications/. I don't mind the command line for under
the hood stuff, but not for launching typical user apps.

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 9:21 AM, winepunk <wineforum-user at winehq.org>
wrote:
> I have an uninstalled portable Windows .exe.
>
> When I type the absolute path, it doesn't work:
>
>
>> wine /home/ubuntu/appDir/myApp.exe
>
>
> but, if I cd to the application directory and execute it locally, it works:
>
>
> Code:
> cd /home/ubuntu/appDir/
>
> wine myApp.exe
This is how Windows does it and this is how Wine does it.  This is not
going to change.
> ?I'm trying to include it in my Docky dock via a .desktop shortcut
I've made in /usr/share/applications/. I don't mind
> the command line for under the hood stuff, but not for launching typical
user apps.
You need to ask on the Ubuntu forums how to do this.

James

winepunk wrote:
> I have an uninstalled portable Windows .exe.
> 
> When I type the absolute path, it doesn't work:
> 
> 
> > wine /home/ubuntu/appDir/myApp.exe
> 
> 
> but, if I cd to the application directory and execute it locally, it works:
> 
> 
> Code:
> cd /home/ubuntu/appDir/
> 
> wine myApp.exe
> 
> 
> 
>  I'm trying to include it in my Docky dock via a .desktop shortcut
I've made in /usr/share/applications/. I don't mind the command line for
under the hood stuff, but not for launching typical user apps.

KDE allows you to set the working directory for launchers, but I don't think
Gnome does and I have no idea about Unity. You could try using


Code:
wine start /Unix /path/to/myApp.exe



and if that doesn't work, just write a shell script that changes the
directory and launches the app and use the launcher for that.

Had no idea Windows required you drop down locally.  

And as far as a script, already shebanged it out.  

Well it makes no sense anyway guys.  I have other .desktop shortcuts that
execute absolute paths and launch with no complaint.

Here is an actual line from the shortcut file:

Exec=wine "/home/artist/Adobe Photoshop CS5/ps.exe"

I meant to say that line works.  Why should Wine be finicky?

Ok, now I get it.  Thanks Martin.  Unix is passing the absolute path to the
Windows app.