DOS ain't dead

I downloaded and installed Visual Studio 2005 C++ Express Edition (inluding Visual C++ 2003 toolkit because it's no longer available as stand alone).
Then I started the Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt. None of the examples worked. Are then for older versions then Visual C++ 2003 toolkit?

Please see the log:

Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 x86 tools.

D:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC>cd Z:\Drivers\hx\hxdev\HXDEV\SAMPLES\M
SC

D:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC>z:

Z:\Drivers\hx\hxdev\HXDEV\SAMPLES\MSC>nmake /f samplem.mak

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.762
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

NMAKE : fatal error U1100: macro '$*' is illegal in the context of batch rule '.
c.obj'
Stop.

Z:\Drivers\hx\hxdev\HXDEV\SAMPLES\MSC>nmake /f samplems.mak

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.762
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

NMAKE : fatal error U1100: macro '$*' is illegal in the context of batch rule '.
c.obj'
Stop.

Z:\Drivers\hx\hxdev\HXDEV\SAMPLES\MSC>nmake /f samplep.mak

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.50727.762
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

NMAKE : fatal error U1100: macro '$*' is illegal in the context of batch rule '.
c.obj'
Stop.

Z:\Drivers\hx\hxdev\HXDEV\SAMPLES\MSC>

> I downloaded and installed Visual Studio 2005 C++ Express Edition (inluding
> Visual C++ 2003 toolkit because it's no longer available as stand alone).
> Then I started the Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt. None of the examples
> worked. Are then for older versions then Visual C++ 2003 toolkit?
>
> Please see the log:
>
> Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 x86 tools.

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Ok, MS might have changed the behavior of its NMAKE tool. That's not unusual for this "friendly corporation". But I guess that shouldn't be a big problem. There are sources where to download an older NMAKE version, posted in this forum. See download source for NMAKE

PS: please add HX to the subject if you have a HX-related question. This makes it easier for me to recognize that you're talking to me.

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MS-DOS forever!

> Ok, MS might have changed the behavior of its NMAKE tool. That's not
> unusual for this "friendly corporation". But I guess that shouldn't be a
> big problem. There are sources where to download an older NMAKE version,
> posted in this forum. See download source for NMAKE

Ok, will try it.

Could you port to the new version in further updates?

> PS: please add HX to the subject if you have a HX-related question. This
> makes it easier for me to recognize that you're talking to me.

Good that you are telling me.

I was on your website and clicked to DOSX forum (HX). The DOSX section was elected by default. It looked like under the tag DOSX are only HX questions. Nvm, I will add next time HX in topic.