>I have a client who still runs a very large custom application in Foxpro DOS 2.6 on a Novell network. They are bying new computers and being told that DOS programs are not compatable with Windows XP. I've checked Microsoft knowledge base and found a couple of articles with some very specific things that aren't supported, but nothing to make me think the application won't run.
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>Are there issues here we need to be aware of. Converting this application to VFP would be a huge undertaking, so they want to stay with the DOS app for as long as they can.

There are a few issues; so far all of which have been adressible either by adding a few FP SET commands (eg SET DISPLAY TO VGA25) or avoided through use of Win95 compatibility mode. Printers assigned to non-standard ports often have to be shared and then mapped to standard LPT ports via NET USE, and redirecting ao actually in use by a local printer is problematic - eg mapping a network printer to LPT1: when there is a physical printer on LPT1: locally. You need to configure the availability of EMS/XMS/DPMI in the DOS session according to the version of FPDOS in use.

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>Thanks,
>Larry