Script not executing in Backtrack 4

[kaidranzer]

Have a problem in executing this script on Backtrack 4:

chmod +x firefox
/root/Desktop/firefox/firefox

I wrote this script in Kate (my default editor) and saved it as firefox.sh. When I click on it, instead of it executing, Kate opens up and displays the script.

How do I make it executable?

Thanks in advance

[atreyu]

Backtrack is Ubuntu-based, right? So you are in a GNOME desktop environment? What does your script look like? If a desktop shortcut, it needs to be in a certain format, e.g., here's a sample file, called /home/user/Desktop/firefox.desktop (note the ".desktop" extension):

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Firefox Web Browser
GenericName=Web Browser
Comment=Browse the Web
Exec=firefox
Icon=firefox.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;text/mml;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.9
Categories=Network;Application;X-Fedora;
Name[en_US]=Firefox

[kaidranzer]

Its working now. I didnt do anything but its working. Strange!