Steven D'Aprano wrote:
My apologizes to Steven and the list, when I replied originally I messed up
and sent it to him privately which was not my intention.
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 03:42:28 am Jim Byrnes wrote:
I am running Ubuntu. I downloaded the source code examples for a
book I purchased. Some of the examples load image files located in
the same directory as the program. If I go to the current directory
in the terminal the program can use the image files. However, if I
use a launcher or the filemanager it pops up an error dialog saying
the file does not exist even though it is in the same directory.
The program simply uses the files name. Is there a way without
editing the source and inserting the full path to run the program
from a launcher or the filemanager and allow it to see files in the
current directory?
What file manager are you using? Nautilus? Konqueror? Something else?
Nautilus. I have it configured to run files with the extension .py when
they are double clicked.
What do you mean, "use a launcher"? Use a launcher to do what? What sort
of launcher?
It runs programs and sits on the panel at the top of my Ubuntu desktop.
The command it uses is usr/bin/python2.6. These are wxPython examples I am
working with.
What pops up an error dialog? The launcher?
I am assuming Python. The title bar of the dialog says Python2 Error, the
message is Can't load image from file 'wxPython.jpg': file does not exist.
Which file does it claim doesn't exist? Python? The Python script? The
image file? What is the exact error message it gives?
See above. The line that triggers the error is: image =
wx.Image('wxPython.jpg', wx.BITMAP_TYPE_JPEG)
There's probably a way to tell the launcher which working directory to
use, but of course that depends on the answers to the above questions.
If I use the terminal to start the program it has no problem using the
file. There are multiple files in multiple directories so I was looking for
a way to just double click them and have them run. If it turns out that I
must make changes to or for each of the files it will be easier to just keep
using the terminal. I've only been using Ubuntu for a few months so I was
surprised that the program could not see a file that is in the same
directory.
Regards, Jim
