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   From: odie    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: How can I run a program I wrote?   
   Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:41:28 +0100   
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   David schreef:   
   > On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:39:28 +0100, Hadron wrote:   
   >    
   >> David  writes:   
   >>   
   >>> I wrote a simple hello world program using Gambas but can't run it from my   
   >>> home directory. I get this error:   
   >>>   
   >>> Cannot open /home/dgk/New directory/HelloWorld/HelloWorld: No application   
   >>> suitable for automatic installation is available for handling this kind of   
   >>> file.   
   >>>   
   >>> I checked the permissions and I have read/write, and "allow executing   
   >>> file as program" is checked.   
   >>>   
   >>> Thanks. I have managed to get Pan running which is a victory.   
   >> It looks like it is running and the error code comes from it or its   
   >> startup libraries. But you would be better off asking in a gambas forum   
   >> I would think.   
   >>   
   >> How did you run it? Command line. The error message is useless without   
   >> the other information.   
   >    
   > I just doubleclick on it in the home directory, it's a gui app. I just   
   > tried getting there through terminal and found it (just HelloWorld with   
   > no file extension using ls -l) and typed HelloWorld at the command prompt   
   > but got something like No Such Command. Maybe I have to do something else   
   > in Linux to execute a program? In old RMS days we need to type Run or   
   > something as I recall. It's been a while. I'll check my Linux for Dummies   
   > in 24 Hours or whatever I have when I get to work. We use Linux (RedHat)   
   > for some of our servers so I needed to know some basic commands.   
   >    
   try: ./HelloWorld from the directory where it is placed or try the whole    
   path as a command: /home/dgk/New directory/HelloWorld/HelloWorld   
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