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DosBOX Windows 7 32bit versus 64 bit

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First post, by LucVinck

Posted on 2010-06-11, 10:04

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I have an older cobol application (RM/Cobol Version 6.10.00 for DOS 3.3+) in a folder on the C: drive (full access and mounted in dosbox)

1. The application works fine on Windows 7 in a 32 bit cmd.exe and also on Windows XP 32 bit in a cmd.exe.
2. With DosBox 0.74 the application runs but hangs on every diskaccess in Windows 7 x86 (32bit)
3. The application does not work in Windows 7 x64 cmd.exe: 32 bit not supported
4. The application does not work in Windows 7 x64 with the C:\windows\syswow64\cmd.exe : 16 bit not supported
5. The application does not work in DosBox-0.74 on Windows 7 x64 with the same error as in Windows 7 x86

I would like to run the application on a Windows 7 x64 workstation. Anybody any possible hint on how to reolve this problem?
Why does it work in a 32 bit windows 7 cmd.exe but not in dosbox?
Is it possible to compile and run the DosBox source with Visual Studio 2008 on Windows x64 as a 32 bit application?
Thanks.
Luc 😢

Reply 1 of 8, by Qbix

Posted on 2010-06-11, 10:43

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so there is no difference dosbox wise whether you run 64 or 32 bit.
Which is how it should it be.

on how to run the application. How did you exactly mount and start it.
We'd probably have to debug it.

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Reply 2 of 8, by LucVinck

Posted on 2010-06-11, 12:33

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I used several mount types:
The folder is C:\bonix08 where runcobol.exe is placed and the COB and all data files. BONIX08 does not inherit file attributes from root folder: set to everyboy full access and all decendants. NTFS filesystem
First in config: mount c c:\
start dosbox and manually:
..
cd bonix08
runcobol.exe bonix20 b=2000
Applcation start, as soon as i do file access: error in cobol
Secondly moved alle bonix08 to c:\bonix folder
mountd C C:\bonix
start dosbox, same manual startup: result is the same as above.
Inroduced J: drive (usb stick) formatted as FAT32
mount C J:\ : same as above
Do you want me to upload the files and show you how to use? (+/- 2MB)
Luc

Reply 3 of 8, by Qbix

Posted on 2010-06-12, 16:12

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if you have permission to distribute the files.
Sure.

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Reply 4 of 8, by LucVinck

Posted on 2010-06-16, 09:47

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Sorry, had some work to do out of office, can I mail you these files without using the forum? It's a zip file about 2MB in size.

Reply 5 of 8, by robertmo

Posted on 2010-06-16, 10:02

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the mail is in the manual and on the site

Reply 6 of 8, by Qbix

Posted on 2010-06-16, 10:47

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be sure to rename the file.zip to file.ass
else gmail will reject it.

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Reply 7 of 8, by wd

Posted on 2010-06-16, 11:10

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Interesting that gmail doesn't flag this extension as porn related.

Reply 8 of 8, by LucVinck

Posted on 2010-06-17, 14:48

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I mailed to the "crew" gmail the bonix08.ass zip file and also some screenshots on how to use.
Luc

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