Re: Using Wine to do my Tax (Australia)
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:29:20 -0500
"Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 07/30/2007 05:35 AM, Keith Bates wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wonder if anyone using the Australian Taxation Office's infamous
> > e-tax package has been able to get it going under wine.
> >
> > I'm using debian testing and have just downloaded wine from the
> > repository. I've configured wine (mostly using the defaults) and
> > tested it running notepad and the winfile file manager.
> >
> > I've downloaded the e-tax 2007 package from
> >
> > http://ato.gov.au/content/downloads/etax2007/etax2007_1.exe
> >
> > I installed the application successfully, but after completing the
> > first page and pressing "Next" I got the following error message:
> >
> > Error saving data: Access violation at address 0055521C in module
> > 'etax2007.exe'. Read of address 00000008
> >
> > I've made sure that every folder and file in my .wine folder has 777
> > permissions, but I still get the error.
> >
> > I've done a search of both the wine site and the internet but
> > haven't been able to find a solution.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to get the program to work? Or will I have to
> > comply with the ATO's "Windows only" agenda?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>
> It partially seems to work for me.
>
> I entered a file name and an example TFN on the first screen, and it
> lets me get into the other screen where I see Michael D'Ascenzo
> introducing the program. I've visited these pages "Our commitment to
> you," "Welcome," "Getting around etax" and "Using the navigator in
> etax."
>
> I'm running under this software:
> Debian 3.1 i386
> wine 0.0.200503
> wine-utils 0.0.200503
>
> (I'm not Australian.)
>
>
>
OK Thanks for that Murnia.
I guess that means my configuration might be incorrect in some way.
It looks like I have to either invest some time to fix the problem or
else find a windows machine. :-(
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