http://www.msvisual.com/VB-DOS-f5.html VB DOS: Recent 20 threads http://www.msvisual.com/Dos-Window-Size-t28943.html Is there a DOS command that can be used in a batch file to set the size of the DOS window other than 25 by 80:? Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:19:07 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Exclude-list-of-files-from-a-folder-when-i-run-dos-command-t28883.html Hi All Can somone please help in how to exclude a list of files from a folder using a dir command Thanks heaps Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:04:00 PST http://www.msvisual.com/DOS-installation-Discs-t28598.html I want to teach my son about computers and I want to start by showing him how to set up a DOS system first and how to use it , before moving on to others. The problem is that my Old DOS discs are lost ( I have Disc 3 only and it seems to be unreadable). I have looked all over the internet bu.. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:59:15 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Accessing-a-txt-file-t28286.html Hi All, I have a database that is in a txt file format what I need to know is HOW do I access it with VBDOS and HOW do I search it? I am use to using VB6 and I can easy conect to the Database. If someone could help I would be very greatfull Andy Tue, 8 Jan 2008 21:53:19 PST http://www.msvisual.com/vbscript-running-one-by-one-t28459.html Dear all, I am using vbscript to run three dos batch command. I want one by one, one finished and then another. e.g. (1) oshell.run dropindex.bat (2) oshell.run loaddata.bat (3) oshell.run createindex.bat Three batch command content also include the sqlplus command (oracle database .. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:39:33 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Problems-on-32-bit-Vista-t28395.html I'm having a couple of problems running my compiled VB-DOS programs on Vista.. 1. Full-Screen mode is not allowed. I can perhaps live with this, but more importantly... 2. I'm getting this message as soon as I try to run a program... NTVDM.EXE has stopped working. ....and the progr.. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:12:19 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Cassette-BASIC-question-t28173.html I have a cassette with an old program from high school written on a TI 99 / 4 (which is not available to me now). How could I retrieve it? Maybe I could record it into a wav file. I have some old version of BASIC on hand that might be compatible, QuickBasic and VBDOS. But how would I imp.. Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:55:35 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Use-of-16-bit-BASIC-in-Windows-x64-t20342.html Hi, all. Just to comment that if you install Windows x64 Edition (in any flavor: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista) you will be unable to use or install any 16-bit BASIC compiler or IDE (or program in any language). This OS can be used in any AMD64 processor (Athlon 64, Tu.. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:52:43 PST http://www.msvisual.com/VB-DOS-Pro-for-sale-t20347.html Is there a market for this product still. I have one and never used it. Have license for product. -- Thanks in advance bob robert11@mountaincable.net Fri, 5 Oct 2007 23:25:58 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Trying-to-give-something-back-to-all-VB-ers-t20234.html You VB'ers have given me a great deal of help over the years. In return, I've posted 11 programs in the Free Downloads section of my website that I've written over the years. There's a few controls and some programs with source code, as well. Thanks again and enjoy. -Kerry B. Rogers- Wed, 27 Aug 2003 07:58:56 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Excluding-Folders-when-using-del-s-t20348.html Hello I am trying to write a simple script that will del /s all *.mp3 files from within a directory but exclude a single folder from having its *.mp3 deleted. How can I exclude this directory. Thank you Steve Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:48:41 PST http://www.msvisual.com/long-pause-s-before-printing-in-an-EPSON-LQ-300-PRINTER-t20346.html I ran an old clipper/dbase program on my windows xp. aside from the "compressed" screen, i noticed that when i clicked on the print option from my application, it did not print immediately (almost a minute) before it finally printed. how can i correct this ? Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:35:30 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Legacy-Dos-Com-port-t20345.html Is there anyone who knows of a driver or a piece of code that can direct a USB port to a virtual COM port? My OLD legacy Dos program opens a comport for a MOUSE, and I'm finding it more difficult to find old serial mouse as well as new PC's not having comports. The USB converters are no g.. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:10:04 PST http://www.msvisual.com/keep-output-from-2-commands-on-the-same-line-t20344.html hi all is there a way to make a batch (cmd or bat) shell script using two commands write to the same line? example command1 >> outputfile.txt command2 >> outputfile.txt assuming that the putput for command 1 is "HELLO" and the output for command2 is "WORLD" my output file wo.. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:13:27 PST http://www.msvisual.com/errors-creating-bat-with-exclude-t20340.html Good day, I am having an issue creating a backup.bat file that has an exclude statement. What I am trying to do is to backup the My Documents folder off of C: while excluding the Music directory (to save space). The backed up files are copied to the mapped H: drive. If anyone can see where I.. Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:56:01 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Syntax-for-CALLing-an-event-procedure-t20343.html I knew I'd seen it somewhere, but could never find it - until now, doing a browse of the VBDOS Programmer's Guide. From the top of p41: "Event procedures are SUB procedures found in form modules that are executed when a user action or system event occurs. You can also explicitly call an .. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:33:13 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Help-Please-t20341.html Hi All, Can any one help me to write a batch file? my requirement is i want to copy all files & folder recursive from c:\mfgpro path to h:\mfgpro & also i want to the batch file to check if file or folder is deleted in c:\mfgpro the same has to be deleted in h:\mfgpro. TIA Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:37:38 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Formating-in-DOS-t20339.html Hello, Is their any way to increase font size in Dos Printing using VB6 I tried using Print #1, Space(20) & Chr(27) & Chr(71) & Chr(14) & _ Chr(27) & Chr(45) & Chr(1) & _ "NORTHWIND PRODUCTS REPORT" & _ Chr(27) & Chr(72) & Chr(20) & _ .. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:04:51 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Using-Win-printers-in-DOS-t20338.html Is there a way to print basic text to a "win" printer from DOS without having Windows installed? A generic TSR of some sort, perhaps? Laser printers that work in DOS are getting hard to find. Thanks! Mike ## Sat, 5 May 2007 21:47:08 PST http://www.msvisual.com/Error-89-Insuff-ISAM-buffers-t20337.html I've got a specialised point of sale program that sometimes gives an error 89 Insufficient ISAM Buffers error message when creating reports from the ISAM databases in VB DOS 1.0 Professional. By increasing the /I:xx parameter when I compile to 75 the errors have mostly stopped. 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