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_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!

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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_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.)



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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_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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God bless you,


Keith Bates
4 Mooloobar St
Narrabri NSW 2390

Phone: 02 67924890
Fax: 02 67925418

www.new-life.org.au

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JESUS IS THE ANSWER!

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On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:04:23 +1000
Keith Bates <keith@new-life.org.au> wrote:

> 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.
>
> > >
> > > 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. :-(
>
Just a quick update...

I was able to get e-tax running on my wife's computer, also running
debian testing. We must have slightly different versions of wine or
something.

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God bless you,


Keith Bates
4 Mooloobar St
Narrabri NSW 2390

Phone: 02 67924890
Fax: 02 67925418

www.new-life.org.au

If you don't have a reason to live

JESUS IS THE ANSWER!

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On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:04:23 +1000
Keith Bates <keith@new-life.org.au> wrote:

> 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.
>
> > >
> > > 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. :-(
>
Just a quick update...

I was able to get e-tax running on my wife's computer, also running
debian testing. We must have slightly different versions of wine or
something.

--
God bless you,


Keith Bates
4 Mooloobar St
Narrabri NSW 2390

Phone: 02 67924890
Fax: 02 67925418

www.new-life.org.au

If you don't have a reason to live

JESUS IS THE ANSWER!

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