jjmckenzie, thanks for your input. > Put these two on separate lines. I'm not sure what I'm to put on two separate lines. Do you mean as follows? $env WINEPREFIX="/home/dgw/.wine" wine "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\" $sketchup.exe > Something like this might work: > > cd $HOME/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(X86\)/Google/Google\ Sketchup\ 8\ > wine Sketchup.exe The code posted in 10/13/11 at 8:27 pm (3d post) was the output of trying to execute SU from the directory you suggest. Code: dgw@localhost Google SketchUp 8]$wine sketchup It doesn't seem to matter whether I launch (from terminal) from my home directory with the path included or from the SU directory, as above. Same outcome. Dave.