If what you need to do is communicate with a serial device from windows 7 look at http://marshallsoft.com/ The foxpro tool is WSC4FP. Samples are included and complete. They also have great support. Jerry
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 7:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 16 bit delemma On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:42 PM, Gary Jeurink <[email protected]> wrote: > It is definitely not a dos program so dosbox is not the solution. Okay, so the "event manager" program is a 16-bit Windows program. > I've > played with the compatibility settings and nothing works. Jds technologies > [stargate makers] suggested there was possibly a program that would give me > a 16 bit windows shell. > I really like the idea of trying a remote control type hook up to the lap > top. Could I send strings from foxpro6 on the 64 bit computer through the > com port on the lap top? No, if you were running a remote control program on your 64-bit computer, you would have a window that would show you what the screen on your 16-bit laptop looked like. If you kept your VFP 6 database and your event software on the laptop, you could type and use the mouse (or other devices you use) to enter characters into the 16-bit screen via the remote control software just as if you were at the laptop's keyboard. (If you use a specialized device to interact, you'd have to make sure it was compatible with the remote control software.) While this solution MIGHT work, it might just make the whole solution a little more complicated and frustrating, too. Now you've got two computers, and the connections to go between them, and the limitations of the remote control software, that could go wrong. I visited the Jds technologies site to see if they have anything to offer here. They have a device that will add an ethernet connection to the stargate device, which sounds like it would make a web interface available over the network. It's not clear if that would meet all of your needs, but you might want to check out the web page at: http://www.jdstechnologies.com/webx.html -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/1E2B3D23CF2E407EB9B89345F412F9F4@jerryfootePC ** 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.
