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04.30.2007 at 03:50AM PDT, ID: 22542176
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DOS based accounting package on Windows XP

Asked by franksmyth in dBase, MS DOS, Windows XP Operating System

Tags: dos, xp, windows

Hi,

I have an ancient laptop running windows 95 and a DOS based accounting program called Apex on it.

I would love to get the program running on windows xp but so far I have been unsuccessful.

Using the command prompt in windows xp everything looks like it is running ok but then when I try to open a client file I get a number of dBase errors.

I tried running it using DOS emulator dosBox but that doesn't even get that far.

There is a dongle that is meant to be used with the software (even though it seems to run fine without it) and there is also a batch file which is used to start the program which has a line something like:

mode >> CO86 (or something to that effect....I am not beside the machine right now)

Can anyone shed some light on this problem.....Do I need to install dBase on my XP machine or would that be included in the apex program itself.

Is this a dongle problem and what is the significance of the mode command.

I would love to get this program working so any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
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