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Database FileExpress not working

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First post, by Axel van Haastrecht

Posted on 2014-08-24, 18:41

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I have an old DOS database called FileExpress.
I have that on mij computer in a directory called FE5.
I have mounted that directory in DosBox as follows mount c c:\fe5
With a dir command I can see the files in the directory.

When I start the program it askes for the directory where my files are in, and when I type c:\fe5 it answers that it is an invalid pathname.
What do I do wrong?

Axel van Haastrecht.

Reply 1 of 2, by collector

Posted on 2014-08-24, 19:39

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DOSBox questions should be directed to the DOSBox forum. This is for DOS games. You should also read this: DOSBox IS NOT SUITED TO RUN YOUR NON-GAMING DOS APPLICATION

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Reply 2 of 2, by Dominus

Posted on 2014-08-24, 21:28

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1.moved to the dosbox forums
2. Collector is right about everything
3. in Dosbox programs can only "see" what has been mounted and subfolders of what has been mounted.
You mounted your real folder c:/fe5 as c. So the correct answer when asked for the files is c:\

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