| Subject | Re: problems running dbase IV 2.0 on windows 10 |
| From | Bruce Beacham <bbeacham@no_plm_lowman.co.uk> |
| Date | Mon, 1 Jun 2020 22:23:32 +0100 |
| Newsgroups | dbase.getting-started |
dBDOS I have fallen back on it for my last remaining legacy system as the XP machine crashed... but the latest version works well for me in a simple implementation. Bruce Beacham On 30/05/2020 00:02, Ken Mayer wrote: > On 5/29/2020 6:06 AM, Howard Markman wrote: >> Hi, >> >> This is my 1st time so I hope I am posting this correctly. >> >> For years, I have been running dBase IV ver 2.0 starting with Windows >> 95 now all the way up to Windows 10. I had a peer-to-peer network >> "Workgroup" under Windows and was able to add a Western Digital >> network drive, which I mapped as "X" The WD drive was about 10 years >> old, so I just replaced it with a Synology NAS. >> >> Dbase was installed on each computer in the "C" drive. All the >> databases, programs, reports, etc. were in the folder X:\Wallace. I >> used a shortcut on everyone's Desktop "command" object (if that is >> the correct term). >> >> The command line was C:\Dbase\dbase.exe X:\Wallace\wallace.prg with >> the "Working" field set to X:\Wallace. >> >> This worked relatively well for years until Microsoft deleted "Dos" >> from Windows 10 64 bit. I treid dBdos but could not get the drives >> to map properly, so I ended up using Oracles Virtual Box v. 6.1 to run >> a Virtual Windows 7 Professional machine. I installed Dbase inside >> the Virutal Machine on the C: drive and mapped the "X" drive into it. >> >> The problem is it is not stable. The computers are all new >> refurbished HP amd Dell with Intel i5 chips and 16 gig of memory. >> When it runs, it is really fast. But too many times, it can take 2-3 >> minuntes to load or simply locks up. >> >> I never "offically" configured dBase as a "network" configuration but >> it never seemed to be a problem. It just would make you hit the >> "space bar" anytime you wanted to edit a record. At the most, 3 >> people could be using dBase at the same time, although they are >> usually doing different things. >> >> Any help or suggestions would be great. I don't know how this >> platform works but my cell is 609-350-3800 and my email is >> howard@acshade.com. > > To add to Andy's comment, dBASE (the company) also has a software > package that will run most dBASE/DOS apps on Windows ... I'm drawing a > complete blank on the name of it as I don't use it, but it apparently > works well. It's worth considering as at least a stop-gap. Despite > Andy's comments, the program code may run, but the screens and reports > won't in dBASE 2019, and would require some extensive work to migrate them. > > Ken > | |