Re: [Freedos-user] Dictionnary program not working
Hi, A quick check seems to indicate it's kinda old docs, but maybe it's better than nothing. For sure. No idea, but presumably empty like all other (good) IRC channels. :-/ :-) But here's two horribly wimpy suggestions to isolate the problem. 1). Download File 5.09: http://sites.google.com/site/rugxulo/file509.zip?attredirects=0 Done. Put file.exe in your %PATH% C:\path C:\FILE;%PATH% C:\path PATH=C:\FILE;z:\bin;z:\gnu;z:\dosemu I assume c:\file\ is a directory here (with file.exe and magic.mgc inside). Correct. C:\set MAGIC=C:\FILE\MAGIC.MGC No, you did it wrong, try this (literally): set MAGIC=/dev/c/file/magic.mgc Now try file dictionary.exe (or whatever, etc.) to see if it uses any special .EXE format or DOS extender. It seems something has not been set up appropriately: C:\file ROBERT\MENU.EXE file.exe: could not find any magic files! You didn't set it up the *nix way. It was a quick compile, so I didn't try fixing the *nix-specific behavior, sorry. No it's me being sorry for not having understood correctly. Anyway: menu.exe: MS-DOS executable, MZ for MS-DOS robert.exe: MS-DOS executable, MZ for MS-DOS (shrug) Dunno, maybe your installation is incomplete?? Hmm I don't know what could be missing... ? One other possible trackmight be a program called xray I seem to remember. It was sort of an equivalent to strace... Does somebody know about this program ? Sébastien. -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Dictionnary program not working
jhall (2011/12/28 08:34 -0600): Once I saw firmware in the output, I start to wonder if this program requires a dongle to operate. That was not uncommon for dictionary programs at the time, and is still seen today with USB dongles. Did you run this software on MSDOS previously, Yes. and did it require a hardware device? No. The program was not protected by anything. Sébastien. -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Dictionnary program not working
Dear James, thank you so much for having taken the time to respond to my e-mail. Hi. I've never used a dictionary program on DOS before, so I can't offer any particular help on this problem. I've actually seen a report of this dictionnary not working, but I don't think any serious attempt to understand and perhaps fix the problem had been undertaken so far. However, others might be able to help if you mentioned the name and version of the program you are trying to use. It's Le grand Robert 1992, an excellent french dictionnary. You don't get any output from the program, so this may be difficult to track down. I was wondering whether dosemu wouldn't offer some debugging facilities that could be useful here... Thanks again, Sébastien. -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
