Jens said: > I have not tried other command prompt systems than the integrated > Command Prompt in Win XP. May be I should, especially, and I fear the > day, when I have to move from outdated XP to a newer WIN platform.
As long as you're with Win XP you're in good hands, but once your computer goes down and you can't get any parts for XP, or if you want to upgrade - good luck in finding something as good. Gerard said: > Klaus, Jens, and of course all others, > I think there is a general misunderstanding of the use of vDos. vDos makes it > possible to run DP > under 64b. > So why discuss this rebuilding your DP databases if DP still runs perfect? > > Running DP under vDos is very simple. Install setup.exe > fromhttps://sourceforge.net/projects/vdos/ > > My autoexec.txt ( in c:\vDos ) looks like: This is what I said to Jos Schaars regarding vDos: I tested it and was very much hoping it would be just what I needed. What I liked about vDos is the large screen, unlike the tiny DosBox screen. However, I have a few major issues with vDos. 1. Limited to creating databases with only 4 panels is a major problem, as most of my databases have over 25. 2. Limited to only 99 records is also no good since many panels have thousands. 3. In order to have larger databases it has to go through your Test Drive and one has to be connected to a network? That's another no-no. 4. And finally, the major concern I have with DP on Win7 64-bit is also not solved with vDos, i.e. Ctrl-F7, Ctrl-F4 and other Ctrl keys also do not work with vDos. Unfortunately, the way it looks now, it doesn't seem to be very useful for my huge databases and it seems that I will have to get another database program. I wish I would know which would be as user friendly and neat and easy to work with as DP. Brian said: > In an nutshell, you can go looking for lots of other database > products, but I do not think you will find any delivering the goods like > DP does. > That's my 2 (thousand) cents worth. Where do I go from here if vDos is also not an option for 64-bit as I said above? I need emergency solution. Malkie _______________________________________________ Dataperf mailing list [email protected] http://lists.dataperfect.nl/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dataperf
