[Bug 16049] New: Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

Summary: Wine should be able to use spaces when given the
                    location to an exe-file.
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.1.8
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P1
         Component: loader
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
                CC: [e-mail]

I've been trying to install the game Riding Club Championships with wine both
manually and via Console. That didn't work.

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

Vitaliy Margolen  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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          Component|loader                      |-unknown
           Priority|P1                          |P2

--- Comment #1 from Vitaliy Margolen   2008-11-14 10:38:05 ---
What exactly doesn't work? How did you tried to install your program? With what
exact command?

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

--- Comment #2 from Austin English   2008-11-14 11:41:36 ---
You might need escape characters or enclose the path in quotes.

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

--- Comment #3 from Kristoffer Grundström   2008-11-14 17:58:15 ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> What exactly doesn't work? How did you tried to install your program? With what
> exact command?

I installed it using wine by rithclicking on the exe-file and the installation
and patching went fine. It's when I try to start the game nothing happens.

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

Vitaliy Margolen  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |INVALID

--- Comment #4 from Vitaliy Margolen   2008-11-14 19:04:50 ---
I repeat my questions:
What exactly doesn't work? How did you tried to install your program? With what
exact command?

Sound like you just don't know how to handle spaces in filenames. Which is not
a bug.
Closing invalid unless you can reasonably explain why Wine should treat
filenames any different then windows?

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

Vitaliy Margolen  changed:

What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #5 from Vitaliy Margolen   2008-11-14 19:04:57 ---
Closing.

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

--- Comment #6 from Kristoffer Grundström   2008-11-15 04:39:38 ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> I repeat my questions:
> What exactly doesn't work? How did you tried to install your program? With what
> exact command?
>
> Sound like you just don't know how to handle spaces in filenames. Which is not
> a bug.
> Closing invalid unless you can reasonably explain why Wine should treat
> filenames any different then windows?

Why do I have to write backslashes when giving a location?

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

--- Comment #7 from Austin English   2008-11-15 12:45:44 ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> > I repeat my questions:
> > What exactly doesn't work? How did you tried to install your program? With what
> > exact command?
> >
> > Sound like you just don't know how to handle spaces in filenames. Which is not
> > a bug.
> > Closing invalid unless you can reasonably explain why Wine should treat
> > filenames any different then windows?
>
> Why do I have to write backslashes when giving a location?

To escape the spaces.

[Bug 16049] Wine should be able to use spaces when given the location to an exe-file.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16049

--- Comment #8 from Vitaliy Margolen   2008-11-15 15:17:59 ---
> Why do I have to write backslashes when giving a location?

You don't have to. You can quote paths containing spaces (as the only option
available on windows).