Ive tried on and off over the years to switch over to linux, problem is I havent been able to get some things I require to work. I have a 2003 exchange server that contains my website, email services(obviously) and my daily work software, called Wintotal. its installed on the client workstation by mapping the program folder and running the .exe and it basically just creates links to the program located on the server but does require some local resources as well. I would REALLY love to get this program (wintotal) to work through Wine but Im not sure how to go about it or if its even possible due to it being a network program. I can access it through the samba shares but clicking and telling it to open it Wine doesnt do anything. Any help or ideas on how to accomplish this would be awsome.
using the network isnt necessarily a problem for wine. i play games and even do my tax through windows programs in WINE that use the network through winsock. if the program simply isnt working, the first place to look is what information wine is giving you via the command line. so from a command window, just run wine /path/to/exe/wintotal.exe then see what it spews forth, then try and make some sense of it, and post on here asking for further assistance Dean turbozmike wrote:> Ive tried on and off over the years to switch over to linux, problem is I havent been able to get some things I require to work. > > I have a 2003 exchange server that contains my website, email services(obviously) and my daily work software, called Wintotal. > its installed on the client workstation by mapping the program folder and running the .exe and it basically just creates links to the program located on the server but does require some local resources as well. > > I would REALLY love to get this program (wintotal) to work through Wine but Im not sure how to go about it or if its even possible due to it being a network program. > > I can access it through the samba shares but clicking and telling it to open it Wine doesnt do anything. > > Any help or ideas on how to accomplish this would be awsome. > > > > > >
turbozmike <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> My daily work software, called Wintotal.FWIW, there's a demo CD available from http://www.alamode.com/products/Appraiser/WinTOTAL/ I've ordered a copy and will try to test it sometime. But why don't you just give it a shot, and report what problems you run into? - Dan
Ill give a few things a try and keep you posted. I know few people in my profession that would love to switch away from microsoft products.
I use aurora. I could have mentioned it requires .net i suppose. on the server side it uses sql services also, though I havent figure what for, it works without them. the software can be installed 2 ways, server side or local. I use the server install method, so I can have more 1 person use it. Il try and follow the method in that link some time this week to make .net work. Im doing this on a test machine so its ok if i break it.