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Re: Can't compile DOS program with long file name

• Posted by Igor Kachan <kinz at peterlink.ru> Apr 02, 2006
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Vincent wrote:

> 
> Robert Craig wrote:
> 
> > What I could do is either: 
> >    1. start using your DOS long file name routines
> > or 
> >    2. have one translator for both DOS and Windows, 
> >       i.e. extend ecw.exe to handle DOS translations as well
> > 
> > I'd prefer #2, since it would eliminate an executable that I have
> > to build, and it's probably quite easy to do. I'll look into it.
> > 
> 
> Rob wait just a second here.
> 
> "ecw.exe" is a Windows NT executable right? Windows executables do not run in
> pure DOS environments. I use DOS Euphoria and the DOS translator in pure DOS
> 6.22 on my Pentium 133 MHz machine. Doing this would mean I can no longer use
> the translator in pure DOS.
> 
> Extending "ec.exe" might work since DOS exectuables run with DOS emulation on
> Windows XP and older. However I dont know if Windows Vista will support DOS
> programs. I know for a fact that Microsoft will be removing the WOW 16 bit
> application
> subsystem in Windows Vista. What that means is you wont be able to run 16 bit
> programs in Vista. I believe ntvdm.exe is another piece of this and if they
> remove it we will not be able to run the DOS Euphoria interpreter, binder,
> backend,
> or translator as well. I can delete ntvdm.exe and Windows will recreate a copy
> automatically however I can make the DOS programs fail to run for a few
> moments.
> If its completely removed in Vista it wont ever work.
> 
> So what I'm saying is *please* do not do this. Just make the two seperate
> translator
> executables like you always have. I think this is to big of a risk to chance.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Vincent

Hi Vincent,

There is an interesting link about modern DOS':

http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/dos/dosw31.asp#top

EU works on all, I have tried it on MS, DR, Free, PTS 2000, PTS32.
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Hi Rob,

The #2 may lead to restrictions about functionality of EU at all,
wait please not just a second here, but 2 seconds at least.
The DOS32 EU is the most complete Ephoria - the classic EU, so to say.
It deserves to be supported forever, I think.
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Hi Juergen,

I think, renameing of an input file for ec.exe is an excellent
workaround for this issue, maybe, just document this issue better?
What to do if these old good DOS file names are just 8.3?
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Good Luck to all!

Regards,
Igor Kachan
kinz at peterlink.ru