DOS ain't dead - FlWriter version 1.1 available

FlWriter version 1.1 available (Announce)

posted by Doug , 09.05.2012, 07:53

> try loading "hdpmi32 -r" first

That did it! I didn't have to use the "-r" switch though -- just running HDPMI32.EXE right before FLWRITER.EXE did the trick -- PDF created just fine.

Out of curiosity, i also tried explicitly running CWSDPMI.EXE from the command line right before FLWRITER.EXE -- PDF creation still failed. I tested CWSDPMI r5 as well as r7 -- same results for both.

MEM after "Shell to DOS" from within FlWriter for my default system configuration (CWSDPMI r7):
Memory Type Total Used Free ---------------- -------- -------- -------- Conventional 638K 199K 439K Upper 96K 96K 0K Reserved 0K 0K 0K Extended (XMS) 522,592K 522,208K 384K ---------------- -------- -------- -------- Total memory 523,326K 522,503K 823K Total under 1 MB 734K 295K 439K Largest executable program size 439K (449,024 bytes) Largest free upper memory block 0K (224 bytes) Available space in High Memory Area 8K (7,888 bytes) MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
MEM after "Shell to DOS" from within FlWriter after running HDPMI32 first:
Memory Type Total Used Free ---------------- -------- -------- -------- Conventional 638K 44K 594K Upper 96K 62K 34K Reserved 0K 0K 0K Extended (XMS) 64,416K ? 480,619K ---------------- -------- -------- -------- Total memory 65,150K ? 481,247K Total under 1 MB 734K 106K 628K Largest executable program size 594K (607,872 bytes) Largest free upper memory block 34K (34,720 bytes) Available space in High Memory Area 8K (7,888 bytes) MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
Very-different results on the "Extended (XMS)" lines!

(Keep in mind that i'm using 4DOS v8.0 -- not COMMAND.COM.)

- Doug B.

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FlWriter version 1.1 available - georgpotthast, 05.05.2012, 13:32 (Announce)
- FlWriter version 1.1 available - Arjay, 05.05.2012, 15:36
  - FlWriter version 1.1 available - georgpotthast, 05.05.2012, 16:30
    - FlWriter version 1.1 available - Arjay, 05.05.2012, 17:51
- FlWriter version 1.1 available - Wengier, 05.05.2012, 22:40
- FlWriter version 1.1 available - Doug, 06.05.2012, 20:34
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        FlWriter version 1.1 available - RayeR, 12.05.2012, 00:36
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        FlWriter version 1.1 available - georgpotthast, 09.05.2012, 08:29