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Foxfire! 3 used in app gives DDEREG error in Windows 7

I am running an application that includes Foxfire! as an add-on. The PC was just upgraded to Windows 7. When try to launch the Foxfire! reprot writer I get an error that ddereg.exe cannot run on 64 bit OS. Is there a simple solution? I do have the application source.

Olaf Doschke

ddereg.exe is a 16bit app, you have no chance to run it on 64bit Win7, even in 32 bit mode. So if it's the foxfire report writer using ddereg you have no chance to modify this, have you?

You can run 16bit software on XP, so you need to put this into a virtual machine to let it work. But you can't run three generations of programs, no.

Another chance of course is change your reporting.

VFP9 native has become much better already by object assisted reports via reportlisteners and also some extended features of the legacy report engine, even if you don't use reportlisteners (like me).

The fox community also uses Crystal Reports, List & Label.

The VFPX project has foxypreviewer and there is ReportSculptor. Both these make use of the new VFP9 reportlisteners.

Bye, Olaf.

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Pavel Celba

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jrbbldr

Foxfire ???

FoxFire is not associated with Foxpro/Visual Foxpro

So is your Application a Foxpro/Visual Foxpro application?

If not, then you have posted in the wrong language-specific forum area.

On an associated note - Foxfire is a very good alternative to Adobe.

Good Luck

Pavel Celba

@jrbbldr: FoxFire! is FoxPro add-on reporting tool known since old times. It was written as FoxPro application in the past, today's status is same probably because the link in my previous post offers VFP9 run-time download

jrbbldr

Pavel - my apologies.

I guess that I was having a "senior moment"

Foxpro/Visual Foxpro
FoxFire
FireFox
FoxIt

Sometimes its easy to get the Fox's confused - not in functionality, but in which is which.

BTW: It is FoxIt (not Foxfire) which is a good Adobe alternative

Thanks

cottamruss

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I will look at a FoxFire! upgrade first, since that seems to be the quickest way to get running again. Thank you.