Striata Reader opens statements with a .emc file extension.

Download

Striata offers two Linux versions on their downloads page, libc6 and libc5. This page now appears to auto-detect your system and offer you the correct version. Chances are it's libc6 – as libc5 is out of date.
    DO NOT use the rpm package available on the Standard Bank website. It is an old version that will not install on KDE4.
    Save it to the directory where you keep your downloaded programs. 

Install

The Striata tarball has two glitches: it does not create its own subdirectory when unpacking, and the install file has no executable permissions, so it won't run.
    Unless you are familiar with the command line, it is easier to start with your graphical file manager, eg. Dolphin.
    First, unpack. Right-click on the package, and select Extract Archive Here, Autodetect Subfolder.
    This will create a similarly named subdirectory, such as striata-reader_libc6. You must select the Autodetect Subfolder option because it does not create its own subdirectory when using Extract Archive Here, or unpacking it in the command line. Enter the subdirectory, which contains two files. Right-click on the Install file. Select Properties --> Permissions tab, and tick the open box marked 'Is Executable' – then save with OK.
    Open a terminal window to continue.

In the Command Line Change to the subdirectory into which you extracted: cd download/striata-reader_libc6 (or your own directory name) Run the install script as root: sudo ./install

It will request your password, then open it in your browser, from where you can save the page as an appropriately named html file.

Striata-reader-gui: Run Striata Graphically, with One Click

Download striata-reader-gui here, a small program written by Diederik Hattingh.
The .py filename extension means it is written in python, a programming language. It is dependent on having PyQT installed, but this should be standard on your Linux installation. Striata-reader-gui does not need installing.

Run on the Command Line: python striata-reader-gui.py

Want to launch with one click? Add the command to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and choose Create New...---> Link to Application. Fill in the name you want displayed. Select Application tab. Complete these two fields:

Command: python striata-reader-gui.py
Work Path: striata-reader-gui.py

This is assuming you saved the program to your home directory. If it is in a subdirectory, include the path - for example, to your download directory:
Command: python download/striata-reader-gui.py
Work Path: download/striata-reader-gui.py

This will give you a launcher on your desktop. Last but not least, you need an icon!
As a Virgin Money client, I created this one. To use it yourself, save it. Open the desktop launcher Properties, click on the icon, choose "other icons' and browse to the saved location. 

 

Jane Trembath, Benoni, South Africa. April 2010