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 | | From: | Robbie Nott | | Subject: | Re: Running Dbase 5 under win XP | | Date: | Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:43:22 +0200 |
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Hi Anthony
I have had endless problems with older dBase on XP and Win 2000.
Besides your problem, there is the file locking problem in multi user
environments.
The best solution is to just stick with Win98 or rewrite the program in the
latest version.
Regards
Robbie Nott
"Anthony Lander" wrote in message
news:4d8fee50.0406141213.6725b6d3@posting.google.com...
>I am tryint to run a program that was written 10 years ago on dbase 5
> under windows xp. the program works fine if I run it in a window but
> if I try to make the window full screen, the program freezes. Can
> anyone help me with this problem?
>
> Thanks.
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| | From: | Sean | | Subject: | Re: Running Dbase 5 under win XP | | Date: | Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:15:26 +0100 |
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| For running old DOS programs there is a very good freeware DOS-emulator
called DOSBox.
The simulation includes ega, cga and hercules graphic modes if needed. The
speed of the
emulation can be changed, network, com-ports etc. are also emulated.
If the program is written in pure dbase3 -which is much the same as clipper-
it may be recompiled
without having to change the code with the freeware clipper clone HARBOUR.
Through this you can recieve a console based windows program.
Later use of the freeware MiniGui package can also make it a (real) windows
program
with inputboxes etc. and without having to learn a new program language or
style (oop).
The freezing up might be resulting from a machine clocked higher than 2.2
GHz. Try SP2 for Windows XP
and the latest graphics drivers. (or use DOSBox which should also solve
future problems as well)
Sean
"Robbie Nott" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Hi Anthony
>
> I have had endless problems with older dBase on XP and Win 2000.
> Besides your problem, there is the file locking problem in multi user
> environments.
>
> The best solution is to just stick with Win98 or rewrite the program in
> the latest version.
>
> Regards
>
> Robbie Nott
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> "Anthony Lander" wrote in message
> news:4d8fee50.0406141213.6725b6d3@posting.google.com...
>>I am tryint to run a program that was written 10 years ago on dbase 5
>> under windows xp. the program works fine if I run it in a window but
>> if I try to make the window full screen, the program freezes. Can
>> anyone help me with this problem?
>>
>> Thanks.
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>
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