Thanks for the link, Gene. Inability to print was certainly one thing forcing us to use XP Mode. Never occurred to me to Google "DOSBox printer support" I'll definitely check it out!
Mike -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gene Wirchenko Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Virtual Box At 14:45 2016-05-11, Mike Copeland <[email protected]> wrote: >Mike, > >I have the same situation, identical. > >On my development workstation, Win7Pro, I have installed and set up my >FoxPro 2.0 DOS application with DOSBox .74 (noconsole) and it works >great. In fact, using DOSBox my FoxPro DOS app comes up immediately and >there are no intervening steps, no 2nd OS interface to deal with. > >The data files in my setup are actually on a machine in another city, >accessed via VPN over the Intertube, and DOSBox handles it just fine >(as a mapped drive.) So, yes, shared files in a MANY-multi-user >environment (~250). I have not used this setup extensively with writing >data...so it is possible that updating (writing to) index files or data >files might have issues although I'm not sure why they would. > >What I have NOT tried is printing from the DOSBox FoxPro DOS app. YMMV. The standard distribution of DOSBox does not support printer output. The Implementors state repeatedly and pointedly that DOSBox is intended for games. Since very few games use printers, printer support has not been implemented. That stated, there are versions with printer support. I use one (though not for FoxPro apps) called the DOSBox Magebuild. It is available at http://home.arcor.de/h-a-l-9000/index.html and if you need any help configuring it -- it was a bit of guesswork -- drop me a line. I have used DOSBox for several years. It has limits that nip at me occasionally and there is a screen refresh quirk that is frustrating, but I do get to run my 16-bit utilities. [snip] Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
