Running DOS programs

[Pete]

I have a couple of legacy DOS apps which I still need to use. The
fustrating thing is that the graphics in the dos window make the
characters so small it's difficult to read the text. Is there any way
to enlarge the graphic display? Mode conn,nn changes the window size
but not the graphic display. FS doesn't help either.

TIA,
Pete


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[GrandPa]

Reduce the resolution of your screen. The DOS application has a preset
resolution that cannot be changed.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

The font size of a dos app can be changed in the system menu. This can be
set for only one icon, or for every time dos opens a window.
--an example--
Rightclick the desk, and select New, then Shortcut
For the Command, put CMD
Click Next, and give it a title (MyCMD or whatever), OK
The shortcut now on your desk can then be rightclicked, and Properties, Font
tab, set scroll box for size.
--end--
Use this shortcut to run those apps (or call them from the command in the
shortcut command line)
CMD /C "C:/MyApp.exe"

Rightclick the shortcut on the start menu to make this happen there

 

[Peter Hutchison]

I have a couple of legacy DOS apps which I still need to use. The
fustrating thing is that the graphics in the dos window make the
characters so small it's difficult to read the text. Is there any way
to enlarge the graphic display? Mode conn,nn changes the window size
but not the graphic display. FS doesn't help either.

Which apps are you using? Can`t you migrate to updated windows
versions instead?!

Peter Hutchison
http://www.pcguru.plus.com

 

[Pete]

Which apps are you using? Can`t you migrate to updated windows
versions instead?!

Peter Hutchison
http://www.pcguru.plus.com

It's a group of database apps which I wrote in a very old version of
Clipper for DOS, and I use OS/2 so the graphics issue isn't a problem.
A friend needs to run them under XP, and it isn't as friendly towards
this sort of tweaking (and I don't know all that much about how XP
works--it was only I later found that the mode command has been
deprecated). I'm looking into converting them to java or C, but I
haven't been able to find sufficient time at the present to devote to
learning either language. Many thanks to Mark for the pointer about the
shortcut; it does the job. I've found that I had to write a batch file
to seim-automate the process of cd\-ing to the app's directory and
running it, but it would be nice to automate it to the point of simply
clicking the icon.

Pete

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