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Post by levievre on Feb 3, 2021 2:01:37 GMT 1
I like the speed increase in last vdos update but since I prefer my own colors values in config.txt to new color themes, i'm stick with my older version.
I know this is not a key feature but maybe you could add a "user theme" or simply get the COLORS parameter back.
Thank you, David.
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Post by Jos on Feb 3, 2021 9:29:18 GMT 1
The COLORS directive was hardly used because of its complexity and time of experimenting it needed to create some useable color scheme. An “user theme” would just bring that back, and I want to keep the configuration of vDos as simple as possible.
Jos
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Post by levievre on Feb 4, 2021 10:32:17 GMT 1
Hi Jos,
I'm still maintaining and even regularly updating a business app written in Turbo Pascal.
With Vdos and Dosprinter, not only my app works perfectly under Win 10, but I could add a lot of improvements : mix graphic and text in my reports, print in Pdf, send emails, launch win apps, etc...
Dos programmers are obviously very rare today but personnaly I love these little tricks (like COLORS parameter) and everything that help me make my app less dos and more win ...
Anyway, thank you so muck for the great work.
David.
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Post by herman on Feb 4, 2021 14:25:36 GMT 1
Hello David,
I'll like that sort of things also.
If you define the command strings and batch files in your application with data from your application and you can run them from the application then you can even multitasking like I do in dBase V and run 100th batch files in the same overlap time. You should only build control with process files in it.
Regards Herman
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Post by levievre on Feb 5, 2021 5:08:47 GMT 1
Herman,
When Turbo Pascal died a long time ago, Dbase is still selling it's Dos SGBD. Funny !
I use intensively batch files to transfer data through Winscp (ftp) or curl (xml files, Webservice). Nircmd, foldermonitor, are very useful too, at least for me. Many data processes are now made by windows apps, from my dos app. And it's completely invisible !
David.
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Post by herman on Feb 5, 2021 13:29:23 GMT 1
Hello David,
(Not for this topic but its interesting)
If you also access external processes with the commands, you will certainly have to deal with a certain speed of data transfer in a loop.
Example:
DO WHILE .NOT. EOF() .AND. LAST()#27 toets=INKE() <orders> SKIP ENDDO
Do you also have the experience that this is much faster in Windows 7/10 x86 if you keep a key pressed continuously during the run ?.
In vDos it is the speed acceptable, but......faster is much interresting
For me, the most speed gains from about 10 minutes to 2 minutes in Windows 7/10 x86 virtual under Windows 10 x64 with Hyper V.
I don't understand why that is much faster under those circumstances. Maby there is a way to do that in vDos ?
Herman
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