I surely cannot be the only person in the world to have asked this that noone will reply or help me solve the problem (if it is solvable)? How do I run an .exe file with arguments from a mapped network drive? The program for the .exe is installed on Novell Netware servers. The only access to the mapped network drive holding the .exe is through the Novell Client (therefore the mapped drive is mounted). I do need to try use an emulator becuase there is no version of the software so far that works natively on linux, plus the software is not installed on the pc's, they merely access the database by running the .exe with options to load the config file before running the .exe. Is there any way to do this or am I just waisting my time?