I'm trying to run two dos applications that are on network drives. Both really predate me so I only know what I've been told. The two shortcuts link to these two files:
F:\ATB4\ATB4.BAT
F:\ATBWU\ATBWU2.BAT
Is it possible for vDOS to run applications like this that reside on a network drive?
thanks,
Andres
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Hey Jos, would there be a way to toggle between the two apps, like a shortcut for each? Sorry, the instructions seem to mention this but I'm not sure if I understood.
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If you got the apps to run, create two folders anywhere, or just use your ATB4 and ATBWU folders.
Copy the config.txt and autoexec.txt files to there. Autoexec.txt would of course be specific to start ATB4 or ATBWU2.
Create two copies of the vDos shortcut on your desktop. Rename then to something that will clarify what will be started. Right click the shortcut(s), go to properties, set the Start in directory to that where the corresponding autoexec.txt is located. Eventually choose another icon.
Jos
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Hey Jos, all that worked perfectly. I do have one last program, a 16bit program that I was Hail Mary-ing trying to run via vDOS. Is that possible? I get this error: https://imgur.com/a/LWTWB
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Yes, I'm on the latest version of vDOS. ATB.EXE is a 16bit Windows application, I was just hoping that vDOS might help me out. Is that something doable with vDOS?
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I'm trying to run two dos applications that are on network drives. Both really predate me so I only know what I've been told. The two shortcuts link to these two files:
F:\ATB4\ATB4.BAT
F:\ATBWU\ATBWU2.BAT
Is it possible for vDOS to run applications like this that reside on a network drive?
thanks,
Andres
That should be no problem, autoexec.txt would be something like:
Preferred is USE F: \server\share.
Eventually add the lines in ATB4.BAT directly to autoexec.txt
Add an ending EXIT to quit vDos.
Jos
Hey Jos, would there be a way to toggle between the two apps, like a shortcut for each? Sorry, the instructions seem to mention this but I'm not sure if I understood.
If you got the apps to run, create two folders anywhere, or just use your ATB4 and ATBWU folders.
Copy the config.txt and autoexec.txt files to there. Autoexec.txt would of course be specific to start ATB4 or ATBWU2.
Create two copies of the vDos shortcut on your desktop. Rename then to something that will clarify what will be started. Right click the shortcut(s), go to properties, set the Start in directory to that where the corresponding autoexec.txt is located. Eventually choose another icon.
Jos
Hey Jos, all that worked perfectly. I do have one last program, a 16bit program that I was Hail Mary-ing trying to run via vDOS. Is that possible? I get this error: https://imgur.com/a/LWTWB
Do you use the latest 2017.08.01 of vDos?
Is ATB.EXE a DOS program, if so copy it to your local drive, and try to start it from there.
Jos
Yes, I'm on the latest version of vDOS. ATB.EXE is a 16bit Windows application, I was just hoping that vDOS might help me out. Is that something doable with vDOS?
vDos doesn't run 16-bit Windows applications. You'll need to use an emulator like VirtualBox or DOSBox running Windows 3.1 (or run 32-bit Windows).