Autorun .EXE files with WINE

Question

I can read the filename using next code when dragging a file from an Ftp folder browsed on Windows explorer. But is there a way to retrieve the full Ftp path?

    Private Sub DataGridView1_DragDrop(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles DataGridView1.DragDrop
    Dim filename As String = ""
    If e.Data.GetDataPresent("UniformResourceLocator") Then
        Dim ioStream As System.IO.Stream = DirectCast(e.Data.GetData("FileGroupDescriptor"), System.IO.Stream)
        Dim contents As Byte() = New [Byte](511) {}
        ioStream.Read(contents, 0, 512)
        ioStream.Close()
        Dim sb As New System.Text.StringBuilder()
        Dim i As Integer = 76
        While contents(i) <> 0
            sb.Append(CChar(ChrW(contents(i))))
            i += 1
        End While

        filename = sb.ToString()
    End If

End Sub

Solution 1

I installed wine so I can answer this question better. Once wine finished installing (from Software Center)

I copied an EXE file over (utorrent.exe)

The I right clicked the file, and choose Open With --> Wine Windows Program Loader, and it opened. See image below.

Solution 2

To autorun .EXE files with WINE when you double click on them from your file manager you need to edit ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list file (or /usr/share/applications/defaults.list to make this change system-wide) and add the following line at the end of the file:

application/x-ms-dos-executable=wine.desktop

A system reboot is probably necessary.

Comments

[Alvar]

What you need is a launch script....

[travisw]

Wine is not in the list of available applications to Open With. The option to add a program is greyed out.

[SimplySimon]

Try starting the file browser from terminal with sudo nautilus navigate to the file and try setting the default again. I too do not have wine installed.

[Mitch]

I'll install wine and let you know a little later.

[travisw]

'sudo nautilus' doesn't seem to do it, but placing the .exe on desktop allows it to work, so problem solved! Thanks. :)