If you are using kde, and you want to setup an icon, try this: First find out what directory the executable is in. If "./myprog" works, then find the whole path by running "pwd" (to Print Working Directory), which should produce output something like "/usr/bin/myprog". Right click on your kde desktop, select "New", select "Application". KDE will suggest the filename "Program.kdelink". Change this to "myprog.kdelink", click the "Ok" button. Then click the "Execute" tab. In the "Execute" box, enter "/usr/bin/myprog". Click "Ok". There should be a new icon on your desktop. If you're not using KDE, these directions may fail. At 02:49 PM 1/9/01 -0800, Ron LeVine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In order to execute the file now, I have to go into the directory via a shell >and use ./ to execute the file. > >I.E. : > >cd /some/unknown/directory >./filename > >Thanks >Ron > > > >On Tuesday 09 January 2001 12:53, you wrote: >> Hi Ron, can you explain a little more about this? >> >> You have a file called './' without the ''? >> ../ is a directory, not a file. Namely it is your current directory. >> ../blah would be a file/directory inside the current directory >> >> Or do you want to execute a program that is in your home directory? >> In your home directory, you would type in ./blah in order to run this >> program. So now you want a shortcut to blah in your home or other >> directory to be placed on your desktop. >> >> Are you using Gnome or KDE? They have different ways to do it. I >> personally don't use either, so can't be of much help other than clarifying >> what you want to do. I would suggest trying to right click on your >> background. Perhaps there is a 'new link' or *gasp* a 'new shortcut' >> option. For your path you would type in something like: ~/blah to >> execute the program 'blah' in your home directory blah to execute the >> program stored somewhere in your PATH environment variable /usr/bin/blah to >> execute 'blah' stored in the directory /usr/bin >> >> Hope this helps. >> Cory >> >> On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:28:32AM -0800, Ron LeVine wrote: >> > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- >> > Subject: Ok, I am kinda lost here >> > Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 00:27:24 -0800 >> > From: Ron LeVine <60xshooter> >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > I need to execute a ./ file from an icon on my desk top. >> > >> > How do I set up an icon to do this. >> > >> > Thanks >> > Ron >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------- >
