Reading Financial Statements in Ubuntu

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

So for the last year I've ignored all my Virgin CC statements as they require me to read them in a viewer designed for Windows. Out of principle I do not use my Windows for my banking.

Then tonight I checked my email and picked up on the latest Ubuntu mailing list that there is a program. Tried it and it works 100%. Now the world is a happy place.

Downloaded


Hit the following link in your browser:
http://www.striata.com/resources/striata-reader/striata-reader-linux-libc6/download.html

Extract:

tar xvzf striata-reader_libc6.tar.gz
sudo mv striata-readerc /usr/bin/striata-reader-1.0-27-linux
sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/striata-reader-1.0-27-linux

I then downloaded one of my statements and read it using the following
command:

This outputs it to .html:

/usr/bin/striata-reader-1.0-27-linux -password=xxxxxxx -outdir=
$HOME/Documents ~/Desktop/Statement.emc

I then created the following script:

#!/bin/bash

tmp_dir=`mktemp -d`;
password=xxxx # your id number

/usr/bin/striata-reader-1.0-27-linux -password=$password -outdir=$tmp_dir -openwith=firefox $1

Note:
* password is your ID number
* if you do not set an output dir it will spew it all to the current one. This can be quiet a few files.


I set this script to be my default one for opening .emc files and works wonders. Can now view them at last

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

FYI: Apparently the new Multichoice statements will also work. I do not have DSTV but in the email there was mention to it.

 

[MyWorld]

I remember I had to do this a couple of years back, cannot remember what statement it was though, I think it could have been CellC or something...

 

[BigAl-sa]

You may want to look at this thread

 

[dabbler]

Or here
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=511759&highlight=striata

 

[Other Pineapple Smurf]

Thanks guys. Those links should be a sticky threads.

Edit/Update: Just installed the GUI reader and not impressed. I'll stick to my script for now.

 

[Supertubes]

Could anyone direct the absolute beginners to Ubuntu/Linux how to go about using the above commands/lines, since this is about the 6th link that I've read and still do not know how to go about to use Striata in Linux and this is one of 2 reasons for me to still hang on to Windows.

 

[AntiThesis]

1) Download from the link given
2) Run the commands given in a terminal (applications --> Accessories --> Terminal)

tar xvzf striata-reader_libc6.tar.gz

Uncompresses the striata reader to a directory in current location

sudo mv striata-readerc /usr/bin/striata-reader-1.0-27-linux

Moves the striata reader folder to the usr/bin directory

sudo chmod a+x /usr/bin/striata-reader-1.0-27-linux

Changes the permissions so that the striata reader can be executed.

Copy this:

#!/bin/bash

tmp_dir=`mktemp -d`;
password=xxxx # your id number

/usr/bin/striata-reader-1.0-27-linux -password=$password -outdir=$tmp_dir -openwith=firefox $1

into a new file and save it as whatever you want (striata-statement for example), changing the xxxx to your ID so that you can open the file.

Then use the script you just created to open the .emc files you download from your mail.

Sorry if I've missed anything. In a rush Enjoy!

 

[hvf]

Striata-reader .deb file available

I have struggled to get this to work until I found this thread http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=270990

There is a .deb file available at http://www.wilderssecurity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=217866&d=1273513792 . Download the text file and rename it with a .deb extension. Install the deb file and it works. However it still leaves the temporary file in your temp directory.

 

[Smiley_lauf]

hvf--this is why Linux OS are out of reach of common users--these simple installations are just impossible for the new user. You have made it possible for others--thanks. I can confirm that hvf link works and installation went flawlessly in Linux Mint 9; and opens striata files without any problems.

S