[NTLUG:Discuss] VBScript --- Questa

[Larry D'Agostino]

I made a howto of setting up IE6 with Wine for Linux.

http://linuxblogger.dyndns.org/weblog/index.php?/archives/79-Getting-Windows-only-websites-to-work-with-Linux.html







On Thursday 08 December 2005 09:42 am, Kevin Brannen wrote:
> Stuart Johnston wrote:
> > ./aal wrote:
> >> I am currently enrolled in an online class that uses Questa for its
> >> interface. I have been told rather vehemantly by the administration
> >> that without Windoze and IE6.0 I will not be able to take the class.
> >>
> >> After many exchanges I got an email telling me that I need a browser
> >> that supports VBScript.
> >>
> >> Do you guys know how I might accomplish this in Linux?
> >>
> >> I can dual-boot, but just dont want to on principal. I have
> >> threatened to widthdraw my enrollment(and my $$$). That is when they
> >> started talking with me in earnest.
> >
> > Your best bet would probably be to run IE6 under wine.  I've never
> > done it myself but I've heard it is possible.  Google should help you
> > find more.
>
> Wine would probably work and I'd investigate that first, but I've also
> had trouble making Wine work right for some reason (probably me. :-)
>
> I had great success with CrossoverOffice at a previous job.  It allowed
> me to run IE with sites that needed all kinds of ActiveX stuff built in,
> maybe VBscript too though I'm not sure about that.  They have a 30 trial
> if you want to use it to find out before you have to buy.  The
> "standard" version is only $40, worth it in my book based on time and
> frustration saved.
>
> I already have VMware, so I'd just use that and ms-win2k personally.
> Because of VMware, doing audio/video work is about the only reason I
> ever reboot into native ms-windows mode anymore, as that kind of work
> wants every CPU cycle it can find and then it still feels slow when
> you're working on 90 minute files. :-)
>
> HTH,
> Kevin
>
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