Solve : MS -DOS and GWBASIC?

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Answer» Is there a way to change a GWBASIC program so it will run in windows? The program was written in 1990 and is run in dos 2.11 from a floppy on a Toshiba 1000. I am TRYING to run it on newer computers and it will not run. It is used to program a machine. If I try and open the program on a newer computer the screen just flashes up and goes AWAY. Any help at all. Thanks ShannonWhat operating system is running on the 'newer' computer? Do you have the source code for the GWBasic program? Quote It is used to program a machine. Does the program access ports (com1 etc)? I have tried to run it in Win 98, Win xp,and yes it uses com port in fact it uses a serial port connection to machine ( 9 pin 25 pin) which is hard to find, I have used USB but run into CONFLICTS. After interring the information in the machine it writes back to the disk to save the info and this is where it hangs. I have taken two older comm and just put IBM DOS 5.0 on the hard drive and it works on the Dell Latitude CP 233XT, but the Dell is about to die, the other is a Toshiba 325CDS and this is where I am having the problem. That is why I need to be able to run in windows. Thanks for the reply and any help I thank You for. Shannon In the Win 98 system have you tried amending Config.sys to boot to DOS and run the program on there? Most versions of Basic cannot access ports when running within Windows XP and need specific additional routines (THIRD party utilities and the like) to do this. One of these specific to NT/XP is Porttalk which might suit your purpose.. Porttalk is discussed here..

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Is there a way to change a GWBASIC program so it will run in windows?
The program was written in 1990 and is run in dos 2.11 from a floppy on a Toshiba 1000.
I am TRYING to run it on newer computers and it will not run. It is used to program a machine. If I try and open the program on a newer computer the screen just flashes up and goes AWAY. Any help at all.
Thanks
ShannonWhat operating system is running on the 'newer' computer?

Do you have the source code for the GWBasic program?

Quote

It is used to program a machine.

Does the program access ports (com1 etc)?

I have tried to run it in Win 98, Win xp,and yes it uses com port in fact it uses a serial port connection to machine ( 9 pin 25 pin) which is hard to find, I have used USB but run into CONFLICTS. After interring the information in the machine it writes back to the disk to save the info and this is where it hangs. I have taken two older comm and just put IBM DOS 5.0 on the hard drive and it works on the Dell Latitude CP 233XT, but the Dell is about to die, the other is a Toshiba 325CDS and this is where I am having the problem. That is why I need to be able to run in windows.
Thanks for the reply and any help I thank You for.
Shannon In the Win 98 system have you tried amending Config.sys to boot to DOS and run the program on there?

Most versions of Basic cannot access ports when running within Windows XP and need specific additional routines (THIRD party utilities and the like) to do this. One of these specific to NT/XP is Porttalk which might suit your purpose..

Porttalk is discussed here..

Solve : MS -DOS and GWBASIC?

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