On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 23:05, Stuart Guthrie wrote: > I looked at this issue about 3 months ago and went back to win4lin. Wine > was bad with fonts (this is apparently resolvable), the printing was bad > (I sort of got it sometimes working as .ps output - don't even think > about getting it to work with specially designed invoices etc) and it > was all just taking up too much time to get the required result.
I might just look at that. > > Go win4lin, it works well. Better yet try sqlledger or gnucash or > something. Ya, I know about sql-ledger (use it myself) but you know how conservative finance types can be, esp if they are looking for any excuse not to get off their comfort zone with M$. > > HTH > > Stuart > > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 22:35, David Kempe wrote: > > Howard Lowndes wrote: > > > > > > > 1607: Unable to install Installshield Scripting Runtime > > > > > > > I don't know much about WINE, never used it much, but I know that I have > > got that error on XP systems and a samba server. It has to do with some > > profile information being located on a disconnected drive (like the > > registry info for 'My Pictures' or something). > > there is also a patch that can help it on the MYOB CD - in one of the > > subdirectories its a patch for the installshield things that might not work. > > > > > > > > > > > OK, so perhaps I should be trying to use an installed system, but how do > > > I know what files I need in my various parts of the wine filesystem? > > > > Just install MYOB into a windows box, and copy the entire c:\myob folder > > over. It should work just fine without actually 'installing' it in the > > WINE install. If its Premier we are talking about here, then its a > > different story :( > > > > > > > > Heeeeellllllllllllllppppppppppppp! > > > > let me know if that maybe useless advice helped > > > > dave -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates; Your Linux people <http://www.lannetlinux.com> ------------------------------------------ "When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; when you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft." ------------------------------------------ "Flatter government, not fatter government; Get rid of the Australian states." -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
