Re: Vista and older dBase versions

Mike Nunn wrote:
> I have happily avoided Vista issues so far, but they have now emerged.
> 
> In order not to complicate matters in dealing with issues for
long-standing
> and very remote 'clients', I have stuck with dBase v 2.21 b1755, which is
> from the pre-manifest file era.
> 
> Having checked out the dBase site guidance on Vista, I see the remedies
for
> privilege issues are applicable to v 2.6 onwards.
> 
> Is there a way of getting v 2.21 (or Runtime v 1755 in fact) to work on
> Vista?  A new application installation isn't working as it should and, as
it
> works perfectly well on XP, it looks like a Vista challenge.

Have you tried the manifest files? Just to see ...?

Ken

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I have happily avoided Vista issues so far, but they have now emerged.

In order not to complicate matters in dealing with issues for long-standing
and very remote 'clients', I have stuck with dBase v 2.21 b1755, which is
from the pre-manifest file era.

Having checked out the dBase site guidance on Vista, I see the remedies for
privilege issues are applicable to v 2.6 onwards.

Is there a way of getting v 2.21 (or Runtime v 1755 in fact) to work on
Vista?  A new application installation isn't working as it should and, as it
works perfectly well on XP, it looks like a Vista challenge.

Mike


Mike

Mike Nunn wrote:
> Ken Mayer wrote (re v 2.21 and Vista):
> 
>> Have you tried the manifest files? Just to see ...?
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion, but no - unfortunately (or not) I don't have 
> Vista at my UK base and the installation in question is in Sudan.
> 
> But doesn't the manifest file have to be invoked by the Runtime engine or 
> something, in which case only the newer versions will do that?

I believe the operating system looks for the manifest file, for some of 
what is going on.

Ken

-- 
/(Opinions expressed are purely my own, not those of dataBased
Intelligence, Inc.)/

*Ken Mayer* [dBVIPS]
/Golden Stag Productions/
dBASE at goldenstag dot net
http://www.goldenstag.net/GSP
http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/dBASEBooks.htm

Ken Mayer wrote (re v 2.21 and Vista):

> Have you tried the manifest files? Just to see ...?

Thanks for the suggestion, but no - unfortunately (or not) I don't have 
Vista at my UK base and the installation in question is in Sudan.

But doesn't the manifest file have to be invoked by the Runtime engine or 
something, in which case only the newer versions will do that?

Meanwhile, my contact, having had other Vista problems, is looking at 
reverting to XP.

But I still need to get things future-proofed and need to grapple with the 
issue.  I did buy into v 2.5 and have the v 2.6 patch, but haven't been 
using it due to applications out there being based on 2.21.


Mike

In article <dlTKpnGeIHA.1880@news-server>, mbnunnuk@yahoo.co.uk says...
> Ken Mayer wrote (re v 2.21 and Vista):
> 
> > Have you tried the manifest files? Just to see ...?
> 
> Thanks for the suggestion, but no - unfortunately (or not) I don't have 
> Vista at my UK base and the installation in question is in Sudan.
> 
> But doesn't the manifest file have to be invoked by the Runtime engine or 
> something, in which case only the newer versions will do that?
> 
> Meanwhile, my contact, having had other Vista problems, is looking at 
> reverting to XP.
> 
> But I still need to get things future-proofed and need to grapple with the

> issue.  I did buy into v 2.5 and have the v 2.6 patch, but haven't been 
> using it due to applications out there being based on 2.21.
> 
> 
> Mike


Mike,

Manifest files are spotted by the operating system, they are not invoked 
by your .EXE at all. When you attempt to run an .EXE the operating 
system first searches for a matching manifest file (in the same folder 
as the .EXE) and loads it first. Whatever is inside the manifest file 
guides the OS in how it performs certain things (like security or 
providing system "themes" in the program).

Because of this, Ken's suggestion makes sense.

-- 
Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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