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Running/Accessing Foxpro for DOS 2.0 Application Before Porting

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BudgieMK

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Sep 22, 2004
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I have an old (circa 1994) application written in FPD2.0 that I want to access/run as a precursor to porting it to VFP. Can anyone help me with setting up the Windows XP shortcut property settings, config.nt, autoexec.nt and config.fp files to allow Foxprox to run.

I can get Foxpro to run but need the extended version because of the file sizes involved in the application.

I keep getting incompatible memory manager messages. I have tried most memory settings but none work. IT has been a while since I last used Foxpro and tried to set up the environment. Here is what I have at the moment.

CURRENT CONFIG.NT FILE

DOSONLY
ECHOCONFIG
dos=high, umb
device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys
FILES=99
LASTDRIVE=Z

CURRENT AUTOEXEC.NT FILE

@echo off
REM Install CD ROM extensions
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\mscdexnt.exe
REM Install network redirector (load before dosx.exe)
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\redir
REM Install DPMI support
lh %SystemRoot%\system32\dosx

CURRENT CONFIG.FP FILE

*!c:\vibra16\play.exe CD /T:1
DISPLAY = VGA25
DOSMEM = OFF
MVCOUNT = 1000
TIME = 1
_FOXDOC = ""
_FOXGRAPH = ""
*RESOURCE = c:\data\database\FOX2USER.DBF
*EDITWORK = c:\temp\
*SORTWORK = c:\temp\
*PROGWORK = c:\temp\
*TMPFILES = c:\temp\
*PDSETUP = "HP3P77CGL"
*COMMAND = DO c:\data\database\tools\mfkstart.prg
*COMMAND = DO c:\data\database\productn\network\focus.app
* added MEMLIMIT re possible problems with too much memory - tek-tips.com
MEMLIMIT=60,2048,16384

Older config data remmed out for now ...

Thanks for any help offered

Cheers

Martyn (Budgie)
UK
 
Sorry, but you can't run the FP 2.0 Extended Memory version under 32-bit Windows (95 / 98 / SE / ME / XP / NT / 2000 / 2003). You'll have to be satisfied with the Standard or the Expanded (EMS) versions.

Rick

 
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