Cobol - MFCOBOL (Dos version), XP and COBLIB.DLE error message

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MFCOBOL (Dos version), XP and COBLIB.DLE error message

ozzy.kopec@gmail.com

2007-07-19, 6:55 pm

Yep, I'm still running the DOS version of MFCOBOL. What work, works.
Right??

Anyway just tried running it from an XP box and was getting error 165,
COBLIB.DLE version incompatible. Tried increasing the files= in
config.nt, using NTCMDPROMPT, setting a desktop command.com to WIN 95
compatible. Kept getting the error when trying to run a program
(compiles would be fine). Batch files worked under anything from WIN
95 through W2K. Ended up doing a simple modify in a batch file.

If I try ..\run\run (or XM run) program it would give me the "version
incompatible" error.

By simply modifying the batch to two lines:
cd..\run
run (or XM run) program

It works like a charm.

Anyone seem to know why from XP ..\run\run program gives the 165
error?

COBDIR points to ..\run I even tried the full path, no diff.

And I'm talking .GNT, not exe (which I put in the \exedll folder)

lcaverly@gmail.com

2007-07-31, 7:55 am

On Jul 19, 2:08 pm, ozzy.ko...@gmail.com wrote:
> Yep, I'm still running the DOS version of MFCOBOL. What work, works.
> Right??
>
> Anyway just tried running it from an XP box and was getting error 165,
> COBLIB.DLE version incompatible. Tried increasing the files= in
> config.nt, using NTCMDPROMPT, setting a desktop command.com to WIN 95
> compatible. Kept getting the error when trying to run a program
> (compiles would be fine). Batch files worked under anything from WIN
> 95 through W2K. Ended up doing a simple modify in a batch file.
>
> If I try ..\run\run (or XM run) program it would give me the "version
> incompatible" error.
>
> By simply modifying the batch to two lines:
> cd..\run
> run (or XM run) program
>
> It works like a charm.
>
> Anyone seem to know why from XP ..\run\run program gives the 165
> error?
>
> COBDIR points to ..\run I even tried the full path, no diff.
>
> And I'm talking .GNT, not exe (which I put in the \exedll folder)

Hi,
I also run DOS COBOL, Microsoft COBOL 4.5 in my case (same MF
compiler, though).

I have had many problems running my DOS COBOL programs in Windows
2000 and Windows XP. My solution was to install the free Microsoft
Virtual PC, and create a Microsoft DOS Virtual Machine, and run my
COBOL programs in real DOS.

If you don't have a legal copy of Microsoft DOS around (I'm using
6.22), you can always get a copy of FreeDOS to use.

Microsoft Virtual PC
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pr...pc/default.mspx

If your hardware won't run the latest version of MS VPC, like my
systems, you can still download Virtual PC 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...&displaylang=en

FreeDOS
http://www.freedos.org/

Joe

ozzy.kopec@gmail.com

2007-08-01, 6:55 pm

On Jul 31, 7:07 am, lcave...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jul 19, 2:08 pm, ozzy.ko...@gmail.com wrote:
>
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>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
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> Hi,
> I also run DOS COBOL, Microsoft COBOL 4.5 in my case (same MF
> compiler, though).
>
> I have had many problems running my DOS COBOL programs in Windows
> 2000 and Windows XP. My solution was to install the free Microsoft
> Virtual PC, and create a Microsoft DOS Virtual Machine, and run my
> COBOL programs in real DOS.
>
> If you don't have a legal copy of Microsoft DOS around (I'm using
> 6.22), you can always get a copy of FreeDOS to use.
>
> Microsoft Virtual PChttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default...
>
> If your hardware won't run the latest version of MS VPC, like my
> systems, you can still download Virtual PC 2004http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6D58729D-DFA...
>
> FreeDOShttp://www.freedos.org/
>
> Joe

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Hey I still have two CPU's using Win 95 :0) Except for the XP
anomaly, MFCOBOL seems quite happy in the DOS shells of WIN 98, 2K,
and now XP after I broke the run command onto 2 lines. I(well Google
anyway) will keep your idea in the back of my mind in case I need it
in the future.

Thanks....

OZ

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