How to find the path to wine program files?

swarup · Dec 21, 2012

I have installed a program via wine, and am trying to put an icon for it in the doc. I found instructions for how to do it-- I need to make a script for launching the program and put that script in the doc. Here is the script I need to make via AppleScript Editor

Code:

tell application "Terminal"
    do script "/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\\ Files/$PATH_TO_PROGRAM.exe"
end tell

But in the above code I need to need to replace $PATH_TO_PROGRAM with the path from the Program Files directory to your program executable. I have spent the last hour googling about finding hidden files and system files in mac, and although I activated those options I still can't find the "c-drive" which wine has made, along with the program files located there. I just need to find the pathway to the .exe file to put it into the above code. What is the way to do this in mac?

vansmith · Dec 21, 2012

In Finder, push Shift-Command-G and enter the following:

Code:

~/.wine/drive_c/

Navigate from there to find the name of the relevant folder.

Remember, when using directory names in that Applescript, you need to replace spaces with "\ " (without the quotes and the space).

swarup · Dec 21, 2012

I got the pathway by the directions you have given. Here is the pathway to the .exe file:

Code:

/Users/[username]/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Electronic\ Edition\ 7.5/Windows/Search/EE7Search.exe

On that basis here is the code that I made:

Code:

tell application "Terminal"
    do script "/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\\ Files/Electronic\Edition\7.5/Windows/Search/EE7Search.exe"
end tell

When I click "compile", get the error:

Syntax Error: Expected """ but found unknown token.

Together with the above error note, it highlights the "E" of "Edition". I had removed the space before the word "Edition", as per what I understood from you. But when the error came, then I tried placing a space between the "\" and the "E". But with the space there I still get the same error, just the highlight comes at the space itself.

What is wrong with my syntax?

Other than that I know the pathway is proper, because when I click directly on that .exe file in Finder, it opens the program.

Raz0rEdge · Dec 21, 2012

Spaces in paths are just annoying..you want to use a single '\' and follow that with a space to escape it and get the space..

During the installation of the application, if you had the option to set the path of the installation, delete this installation, re-install and choose to use "program_files/Electronic_Edition_7.5" instead of the directories with spaces..

vansmith · Dec 21, 2012

Replace:

Code:

/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\\ Files/Electronic\Edition\7.5/Windows/Search/EE7Search.exe

with:

Code:

/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Electronic\ Edition\ 7.5/Windows/Search/EE7Search.exe

swarup · Dec 21, 2012

Vansmith, I implemented the change you indicated-- but am still getting the syntax error. Here is the current code:

Code:

tell application "Terminal"
    do script "/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Electronic\ Edition\ 7.5/Windows/Search/EE7Search.exe"
end tell

The same syntax error is coming as I mentioned above, and now the highlight is appearing at the space before the word "Files".

Raz0rEdge · Dec 21, 2012

Open a terminal and enter the string "/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Electronic\ Edition\ 7.5/Windows/Search/EE7Search.exe" without the double quotes and see if it works..

swarup · Dec 21, 2012

Raz0rEdge said:
Open a terminal and enter the string "/opt/local/bin/wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Electronic\ Edition\ 7.5/Windows/Search/EE7Search.exe" without the double quotes and see if it works..

Yes, it works. When pasted into a terminal window, it will boot up the program.

But when I put that very code into the Applescript and click "compile", it gives a syntax error. And I need the Applescript in order to create an icon for the doc.

swarup · Dec 21, 2012

If my post #8 just above has a solution, that will be wonderful and I will be most happy to execute that.

If no one knows how the Applescript can be made to work when there are spaces in the pathway, i.e. if the spaces are indeed the problem here, then please instruct me how to uninstall the wine program which I have installed. During its installation there is indeed the option to set the path of the installation. So in the absence of a solution to my post#8 above, I will delete this installation, re-install and choose to use "program_files/Electronic_Edition_7.5" instead of the directories with spaces.

swarup · Dec 28, 2012

Sorry to bump this thread, but I need a solution...

If someone knows how to get the Applescript to work with the existing spaces in the pathway, please let me know. Otherwise, if someone can let me know how to uninstall this application from within wine, then please let me know. Then I can reinstall it, and take the spaces out of the pathway. Either one will allow me to solve this. Thanks!

vansmith · Dec 28, 2012

swarup said:
Yes, it works. When pasted into a terminal window, it will boot up the program.

But when I put that very code into the Applescript and click "compile", it gives a syntax error. And I need the Applescript in order to create an icon for the doc.

What syntax error? If the line works outside of the Apple script editor, I'm going to guess that you simply pasted it wrong.

MikeSpiers · Oct 27, 2014

An alternative approach

I know this is an old thread, but I needed the same feature.
As an alternative solution, I used the advice from this page to find the directory in finder, but then dragged it to the side-bar.
This provides a quick link from Finder (as opposed to the desktop) to all of the Windows applications (Program Files). I could have chosen a single program to drag there instead (e.g. WinSCP).

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