Thanks Tim and Don.
My experience difference then is that I have not run any large reports
in a long time, and I don't recall that I've even exported and reloaded
a large dataset since using vDos.
Don
On 23/07/2015 12:56 AM, Don Friedman wrote:
Dan - all that is true. However, in my experience there are other
functions that are terribly slow, so slow in fact that I keep other
older machines around to run those routines. Of course, I'm talking
about larger databases. Imports and the running of reports come to
mind. I once measured the same report running under VDos and straight
from DOS (mounted on a Vista machine) - my DOS report ran in about 20
minutes, under VDos it took almost two hours. I gave up trying to
import large datasets under VDos for the same reason.
Otherwise, I really enjoy having VDos available to me and use it for
functions that don't require speed - report writing, building panels,
inquiries of a lookup nature and the like. It is solid as a rock as
far as I can tell. Then again, I lead a relatively uncomplicated data
life and never print from DP.
Don
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On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 9:52 PM, Don Codling <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I don't understand why you say vDos slows down DP, Tim. DP is
greased lightning for me running vDos on Win 7 - 64 bit. I don't
think I've run any really large reports since starting to work DP
on vDos, but it loads virtually instantly - less than a second,
and switches from one to another database even faster, if
possible, opens pages faster than I can time it ...
Don Codling
On 22/07/2015 6:48 PM, Tim Rude wrote:
DP (and any other 16-bit DOS app) will not run natively under
Win-7 64-bit. The 32-bit OS can run 16-bit apps.
To run under 64-bit Windows you have to use a DOS emulator like
VDOS. Or you can run a virtual machine (using Virtual PC,
VirtualBox, etc.) with a compatible OS installed and run DP
inside it. VDOS is simplest but does slow DP down a bit.
On 7/22/2015 10:30 AM, Jens Thorvald Høeg wrote:
Dear ALL
There was just a related question. Sorry to ask what has already
been discussed I believe but
1) Can you run Dataperfect under WIN-7 64 bit (it runs under 32
bit of course, I do that)
2) If so, what do you have to do?
Best regards
Jens using Dataperfect since 1989!
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and Auschwitsch/
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