Martin, thank you for helping. Terminal output when launching SU from the correct directory, Code: dgw@localhost Google SketchUp 8]$ wine sketchup fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) fixme:actctx:parse_depend_manifests Could not find dependent assembly L"Microsoft.VC80.CRT" (8.0.50727.4053) err:module:import_dll Library MFC80U.DLL (which is needed by L"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Google SketchUp 8\\sketchup.exe") not found err:module:LdrInitializeThunk Main exe initialization for L"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Google SketchUp 8\\sketchup.exe" failed, status c0000135 [dgw@localhost Google SketchUp 8]$ I have read your post closely and made the wrapper script. The path in .bash_profile was correct. I'll have to work more on this tomorrow. Again, thanks, Dave.
