Re: FoxPro 2.6 DOS Run Error

#1

John R. Sowden wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

John

Try entering the entire pathname if the program you're
trying to run is not in $PATH.

#2

John R. Sowden wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

John

Try entering the entire pathname if the program you're
trying to run is not in $PATH.

#3

John R. Sowden wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

John

Try entering the entire pathname if the program you're
trying to run is not in $PATH.

#4

John R. Sowden wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

John

Try entering the entire pathname if the program you're
trying to run is not in $PATH.

#5

On Mon, 26 May 2008 17:47:38 -0700, "John R. Sowden"
<jsowden (AT) americansentry (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

what is the command you are trying to run?

Quote:

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

Oh, google is always your friend.....

#6

On Mon, 26 May 2008 17:47:38 -0700, "John R. Sowden"
<jsowden (AT) americansentry (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

what is the command you are trying to run?

Quote:

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

Oh, google is always your friend.....

#7

On Mon, 26 May 2008 17:47:38 -0700, "John R. Sowden"
<jsowden (AT) americansentry (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

what is the command you are trying to run?

Quote:

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

Oh, google is always your friend.....

#8

On Mon, 26 May 2008 17:47:38 -0700, "John R. Sowden"
<jsowden (AT) americansentry (DOT) net> wrote:

Quote:

I cannot run an external DOS program from inside Foxpro using the !/Run
command. I confirmed the comspec variable, I checked it using Foxpro's
getenv() function, so that tells me that Foxpro knows it's there. I
confirmed there is enough RAM (35k), I added command.com into the c:\
directory. I am running, in this case, MS-DOS 6.22 with the 4DOS 7.5
command processor. No Windows, no Linux, no DOSemu.

what is the command you are trying to run?

Quote:

I get !/Run Command Failed.

Help?

Please note: In this case, google is NOT my friend.

Oh, google is always your friend.....

#9

Sorry about the English, but use a translator program.

earlier, under Windows 98 or Windows ME, ran an application in foxpro 2.6 for DOS.

if within the application, called the calculator: run calc.exe
ran and was not interrupted in foxpro application.
Now with Windows XP, the same command in foxpro application stops until I close the calculator.

could in some way to set the calculator to load and continue without stopping aplicaicón foxpro?

Thanks and Greetings from Guatemala

Fernando

#10

I have tested in FoxProDOS 2.5 in WinXP:

***** TEST.PRG
set talk OFF
clear
run "c:\windows\system32\calc.exe"
wait
*****

It is working O.K.:
- launches CALC.EXE
- wait until CALC.EXE quitted
- returns from TEST.PRG

Dne 15.1.2011 0:44, Fernando Flores napsal(a):

Quote:

Sorry about the English, but use a translator program.

earlier, under Windows 98 or Windows ME, ran an application in foxpro2.6 for DOS.

if within the application, called the calculator: run calc.exe
ran and was not interrupted in foxpro application.
Now with Windows XP, the same command in foxpro application stops until I close the calculator.

could in some way to set the calculator to load and continue without stopping aplicaicón foxpro?

Thanks and Greetings from Guatemala

Fernando