STORK@mit-mc.ARPA (Eric Stork) (04/06/86)
A few weeks ago, I asked whether dBASE2.4n data and command files are compatible on CP/M and MS-DOS versions of the program. My reason was that I use CP/M, but a friend whom I'm helping to computerize his Optician Business needs to go to MS-DOS for cost and capacity reasons. I got encouragement from the net, procured the latest MS-DOS version (2.43*) of dBASEII - it works perfectly! Of course, there are a few changes in 2.43 that would require minor mods even from earlier MS-DOS versions (e.g., they dropped the CHANGE command, which requires a work-around with @ n,n SAY and GET), but nothing serious. The point is that a CP/M user can easily support and MS-DOS user if both run dBASEII. Now, another question: On p.620 of the Advanced Programmers Guide for dBASE II/III (Castro, Hanson, Rettig), data are provided for POKEing out the EJECT function in dBASE II ver.2.3 - 2.41. Does anyone know the proper POKE values to do this for Ver.2.43* MS-DOS? Would much appreciate the data. Eric. STORK@MIT-MC