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How to use ".exe" format dictionary in Ubuntu

Asked by Navid

I have a dictionary which i used to use in Windows. Its folder contains a file with .exe extension and others with .ind, .mor ,

.ped. I want to use this in ubuntu but when i try to run it through Wine , doesn't happen antthing. I don't know also how i can

convert it to Stardict format. What i have to do?

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Cruncher (ubuntu-wkresse) said : 		#1

What exactly do you mean by "doesn't happen anything"? Can you try to run it in a terminal and then post the output of the command here? (Accessoires->Terminal, then "wine .......path-to-exe/programname.exe")
In general, if you just tried to start the .exe on a Windoze partition where you previously installed it, it will probably not work, since most Windows programs won't work correctly unless installed. So you would need to reinstall it within wine then.

Note also that Ubuntu comes with a dictionary already installed, look under Accessoires->Dictionary.

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Navid (gnavidir) said : 		#2

err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Controlos.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library Controlos.dll (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\PeImpressora.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\PeImpressora.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library PeImpressora.dll (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Dicip.exe") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Formatar.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library Formatar.dll (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\GestDocs.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Morfo.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library Morfo.dll (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\GestDocs.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\GestDocs.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library GestDocs.dll (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Dicip.exe") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Formatar.dll") not found
err:module:import_dll Library Formatar.dll (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Dicip.exe") not found
err:module:import_dll Library MFC42.DLL (which is needed by L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Dicip.exe") not found
err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Main exe initialization for L"Z:\\home\\buri\\Desktop\\Dictionary\\Dicip.exe" failed, status c0000135

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Navid (gnavidir) said : 		#3

I know about other dictionaries. But this dictionary is special to me.
In windows i just copy the file to programs files and creating shortcut it runs.
I tried to run this of course in my Ubuntu partition.

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Best Cruncher (ubuntu-wkresse) said : 		#4

You'll need the file mfc42.dll, the Microsoft Visual C++ Library. Assuming you still have your Windows installation lying around, locate it in the windows\system directory, and copy it to /home/buri/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32/

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Navid (gnavidir) said : 		#5

I tried it but it doesn't work. Also i tried winetricks to install this one it gives the following error:

Executing wine /home/buri/.winetrickscache/vc6redistsetup_enu.exe /T:C:\winetrickstmp /c
Executing cabextract /home/buri/.winetrickscache/vcredist.exe
winetricks: 1723: cabextract: not found
Note: command 'cabextract /home/buri/.winetrickscache/vcredist.exe' returned status 127. Aborting.

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Navid (gnavidir) said : 		#6

Thanks Cruncher, that solved my question.

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Cruncher (ubuntu-wkresse) said : 		#7

Does it work for you now? Did the error messages change when starting wine in a terminal? You can also try copying mfc42.dll directly to /home/buri/Desktop/Dictionary
For winetricks, you can install cabextract with:
sudo apt-get install cabextract

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Navid (gnavidir) said : 		#8

Yeah. It works.
Thanks for help