Rhett Any reason you can't just issue PATH statements in the batch file?
David Blocker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhett MCPEAKE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:37 AM Subject: Re: Windows 2000 and R:Base 4.5 DOS > The map ins commands do not seem to work. There is a message that says it cannot run rbase. I go to a command prompt and type the map ins commands, I do not get an error, but the search path is not there when you do a map command. > I have put the rbase directory under c:\winnt\rbase and added this path to the system variables and this allows me to run rbase. This is like adding a directory to the path statement. > I need to be able to map a path to the server.sy5 file. > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/31/02 08:07AM >>> > Rhett > > Please give us details - what happens when you click on the icon that runs > this batch file? > > David Blocker > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhett MCPEAKE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:20 AM > Subject: Windows 2000 and R:Base 4.5 DOS > > > > I have a few applications that still run in R:BASE 4.5 DOS. > > I am having a problem running these applications on a Windows 2000, > service pack 3, workstation. > > The workstation is connected to, and the database resides on a Novell > server. > > In the past this batch file worked fine on Windows 95/98 machines, but > know the map ins instructions do not seem to work. > > Here is the batch file. Is anyone running old rbase apps on windows 2000? > > Thanks for any help > > > > rem Path to rbase.exe and rbase.cfg files > > MAP INS S1:=c:\rb45 > > rem Path to your server.sy5 file > > MAP INS S3:=sys:home\rb45 > > rem Switch to your directory where database and app files are stored > > rem CD \your application directory > > rem Start R:BASE and type RUN > > g: > > cd g:\edhome\street > > RBASE > > f: > > rem Delete the search mappings > > MAP DEL S1: > > MAP DEL S3: > > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
