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Trying to run .bat file in windows machine from an ubuntu desktop

Hi, I'm a newbie in Linux, I just installed Ubuntu 7.04 and I'd like to run a .bat file located in a Windows 2000 server machine like you'd do with any OS from Microsoft. All I get when I double click on it is the ubuntu text editor.

How can I do that ? do I have to create a .sh file ????

Thanks in advance!

computerfixins

Hmm, well linux and dos have alot of differeneces so you may want to write a bash script or perl (whatever you are more comfortbale using).

Here's a good translation page if your a hardcore DOS fan http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/dosbatch.html

a bash script is normally named .bsh

#vi helloworld.bsh

'a for edit
echo hello world
'save and exit wq

#chmod 777 helloworld.bsh

#./helloworld.bsh

blueshaolin

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Ok... thanks.... after I'll have 'translated' it, where do I put it ? in Ubuntu or in Win2000 machine ?

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computerfixins

Well in theory you can store it anywhere, you just need to run it from a unbuntu booted machine.

What are you trying to do?

ahoffmann

> .. you just need to run it from a unbuntu booted machine
ignoring the word "booted" I assume that you meant that the ssh/rsh command needs to be run on that machine, not the script itself

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imsunny

You can try installing wine..Using wine you can run windows exe and bat file by just double clicking