Under XP all my R:Base DOS apps use the following: Properites: Shortcut: points to a batch file which does the path setting making sure THIS version of R:Base is first in the path. Here's an example from my PC: NOTE the C:\RBTI\RBDOS65 (this runs 6.5++) in the first path and it is NOT there in the second:
PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adaptec Shared\System;C:\RBTI\RBDOS65;C:\PKZIP;C:\Program Files\Symantec\pcAnywhere\;"C:\Program Files\PKWARE\PKZIPC\" RBASE65 -R PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adaptec Shared\System;C:\RBTI\RBWIN65;C:\RBTI\RSCOPE65;C:\PKZIP;C:\Program Files\Symantec\pcAnywhere\;"C:\Program Files\PKWARE\PKZIPC\" EXIT Under SHortcut, I use Normal Window Under Options: Cursor size: small Display Options: Full Screen Buffer size 50 Number of buffers 4 Edit Options: insert mode Under Font: defaults Under Layout: Screen Buffer Size: Width 80, height 25 Window Size: Width 80, Height 25 Let system position window checked Under Colors: default Under COmpatibility - nothing checked. This works great for all R:Base DOS apps David Blocker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betaserver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:11 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - RE: R:Base DOS 6.1axRT01 running under Windows 2000, problems? Michael, You should not have any problems running RB Dos in a 2000 Environment. Although I can not speak for RB 6.1a, We have been running RB 6.5++ for DOS on Win2K machines for years now with no problems. What I do do is to define/add enviroment variables of BUFFERS 60 and FILES 60 in the SYSTEM PROPERTIES-ADVANCED-ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES-SYSTEM VARIABLES Also make sure user TEMP and TMP variables are defined. You might also find it helpful to add the location of the RBase folder in the path system variable if you are using it on a network ALONG with the network drives of the databases you mapped. And finally if you are trying to print to network printers you need to capture them to a local port (LPT1, 2, ect.) by using the NET USE command. -- Frank Conroy, Systems Network Administrator -- F.J. O'Hara Corp, Boston, MA -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 617-790-3093 -----Original Message----- From: Michael Moser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:39 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - R:Base DOS 6.1axRT01 running under Windows 2000, problems? Hi all, I have a client using R:Base 6.1a DOS (32-bit), U.S. Version, Build 6.1axRT01 on Windows 98 to use an R:Base application written years ago. I am in the process of a complete re-write of the application in R:Base for Windows but it is not quite ready yet and her Windows 98 is beginning to have problems (crashing in the late mornings and afternoons) and the IT staff want to move to Windows 2000. >From your experiences, are there likely to be any issues with the NT operating system and R:Base for DOS with regards to printers or other areas? Are the issues resolvable or should they tuff it out with 98 for another month or two until the Windows R:Base program is ready to go? Thanks for the input! Michael Michael Moser EXAQ Micro Services Phone: 916-768-7656 Fax: 916-966-8313
