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Re: EC - DOS translator problem

• Posted by "Greg Haberek" <g.haberek at comcast.net> Mar 05, 2004
• 642 views

I'm writing a console app that I'd like to run in a DOS box. I've decided to
use the WIN32 translator and setsubsys to make a console app, its just
easier.

thanks anyway,
~Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Parnell" <ddparnell at bigpond.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: RE: EC - DOS translator problem


>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Craig [mailto:rds at RapidEuphoria.com]
> > Sent: Friday, 5 March 2004 10:34 AM
> > To: EUforum at topica.com
> > Subject: Re: EC - DOS translator problem
> >
> >
> > Greg Haberek wrote:
> > > I just noticed something about the Euphoria DOS32 to C
> > translator. The
> > > produced executables, when run, will not stay in windowed
> > mode, instead they
> > > go full screen and I have to hit Alt+Enter to return to
> > windowed mode. Is
> > > there anyway around this? Is it some sort of setting in the compiler
> > > (Watcom) or can I do this from my app?
> >
> > This is not specifically a Translator issue.
> > I believe this happens with the interpreter,
> > and with certain other DOS programs as well
> > (unrelated to Euphoria). I think it only happens
> > the first time you run them in a new DOS window
> > under 95/98/ME.
> > I don't recall ever seeing this on Windows XP.
> [snip]
>
> Agreed. This only happens on my ME system and not the Win2K system. Very
> annoying. There is probably a .PIF file that can be created to fix it, but
I
> haven't tried to (yet).
>
> --
> Derek
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