Error when openning MS Office files (*.doc, *.xls, *.ppt)

[chris_pi]

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/+sour ... bug/561479

[DanKegel]

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

Or does
wine start Doc1.doc

[James McKenzie]

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

[chris_pi]

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

[dimesio]

@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

Reread that page. 1.2 is the current stable release, 1.3.x is the development branch.

[chris_pi]

Hello,

I tried the 1.2.0 package for ubuntu 10.04 and my problem is resolved!

Thank a lot for the solution.

cp

[chris_pi]

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]

Somebody now how to do this?

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

cp

[John Drescher]

Somebody now how to do this?

wine-1.0.1 is no longer supported on this list.

John

[chris_pi]

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

[chris_pi]

Hello,
Six month later, I found a solution (in french): [1]
And the source of this blog (in english): [2]

This solution is for *.exe files, but it works also for *.doc, *.xls, etc. files.

It is wery easy. Edit the default launch command for wine

Code:
gksu gedit /usr/share/applications/wine.desktop

Change from

Code:
Exec=cautious-launcher %f wine start /unix

onto

Code:
Exec=wine start /unix %f

I hope this will help sombody.

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[1] http://geekdefrance.fr/2010/12/28/autor ... mment-2433

[2] http://stream-recorder.com/forum/blocke ... t6560.html