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guzzy wrote:
>
> Femme Verbeek ( at dot ) wrote:
> > "Hanford Carr @lmcinvestments.com>" <"hwcarr schreef in
> bericht
> > news:41C1F420.C02C5D97@lmcinvestments.com...
> > > guzzy wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Marco van de Voort wrote:
> > > > > On 2004-12-16, Femme Verbeek wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > schreef in bericht
> > > > > > news:1103152490.610016.212460@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > > > > >> I'm trying to recompile the DOS.TPU used by TP7 for real
> mode
> > > > > > programs.
> > > > > >> I have the DOS.PAS file, but when I compile, it errors on:
> > cannot
> > > > file
> > > > > >> file 'VERS.OBJ' I cannot find any such file, anywhere, but
> I
> > do
> > > > have
> > > > > >> VERS.ASM. Can I convert this to the file I need? What can
> I
> > do?
> > > > > >> Thanks
> > > > > >>
> > > > > > Considering your previous posts, that you are probably
> working
> > in
> > > > FP,
> > > > > > the compiled dos.unit is already somewhere in the units
> > directory
> > > > of
> > > > > > your FP installation.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes.
> > > > >
> > > > > > It is not a good idea to compile the old Borland source in
> FP.
> > > > >
> > > > > Not possible comes closer.
> > > >
> > > > Thank You both Femme and Marco, for noticing the compiler
> > difference.
> > > > I was having too much trouble with FP, so I had the client email
> me
> > > > their BP7 files, so I could complete the project (not realizing
> that
> > > > you couldn't use Units from BP in FP.)
> > > >
> > > > So, now when I try to compile the my program, I get a DOS.TPU not
> > found
> > > > error. The client does not have this file anywhere on there
> system,
> > > > but they do have DOS.pas, so I tried to compile it, and got the
> > message
> > > > above. I wonder if this has something to do with my XP machine
> and
> > the
> > > > Client Win98 machine, since XP doesn't have DOS in it like 98
> did?
> > > > Anyway, what do I need to do?
> > > >
> > > > Dan
> > >
> > > Dos.tpu is located in one of the borland library files TURBO.TPL,
> > > TPP.TPL or TPW.TPL, all located in the BIN subdirectory. It can be
> > > extracted by using TPUMOVER.EXE, however I don't think this is
> going
> > > to be helpful if your using FP.
> > >
> >
> > Normally if you compile with BP, it will find the TPL library
> > automatically. As Hanford states the compiled dos unit is in that
> > library as part of the BP product. Unless you are going to modify the
> > DOS unit itself, it is never needed to re-compile the unit. There is
> > probably something wrong with the path settings.
> > The default installation directory was originally C:\BP. Perhaps you
> > should copy that too.
> >
> > The C:\BP\BIN directory has to be in the path. So perhaps you should
> > make a little batch file to start BP.EXE with or find another way of
> > doing this.
> > If you are in the IDE, look in Options / directories.
> > I have the unit and the resourcedirectories set to C:\BP\UNITS
> >
> > Further setting the compile / target to protected mode gives you more
> > than 640 kB memory. (compile extensions will be TPP instead of TPU)
> > Also be aware of the Runtime error 200 bug. Read the MiniFAQ in
> > Comp.lang.pascal posted by Robert Prins and look for the RTE 200 bug
> > fixes.
> >
> > --
> > Femme
>
> TPUMOVER did the trick. It compiles now. thanks everyone. Do I still
> need to worry about RTE 200 bug if I stay in real mode? The original
> project was compiled in real mode, so if I don't have a reason to
> change it, it won't.
>
> Dan
Only if you use the crt unit.
Hanford
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