pure dos applications

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There are a number of dos applications written in borland C++ 4.51. I want to
convert these into .net; while maintaining the ability to run the
applications on dos machines.
 
Sorry, the question was "is this possible and how" any tips for a hello world
app to try

Thanks

H
 
Hi H,

I doubt you can install .Net Framework on a pure DOS machine, but you can certainly create console applications running on Windows machines.
 
Morten said:
Hi H,

I doubt you can install .Net Framework on a pure DOS machine, but you
can certainly create console applications running on Windows machines.
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To run any .Net application you should have atleast .NEt framework
install. because .net framework given CLR which converts the IL code
into the machine dependent laguage.

So, as far as I know you must need .Net framework atleast to run even
console application

HTH

Silent Ocean
 
H,

The "oldest" Microsoft OS to run a .Net application are W'98 and NT4sp6
(and than not everything)

I hope this helps,

Cor
 
Hi Silent Ocean,

I may have chosen the wrong words, but what I meant is that since you can install .Net Framework on windows systems (with a few exceptions) console applications written for .net will run on windows machines.

I believe there is an exception to this since there are third party solutions that encapsulate .net framework inside their own executable making .net programs runable on non-.net systems.
 
The target pc is a nt workstation with sp6.

Ideally I want to write the console application using .Net however there
seams to be a problem with the .Net framework being on this platform.

I need to find a nt workstation pc to test.

any thoughts?

The extra info is that this is for an epos back office pc.

H
 
H,

Is it not cheaper to buy a new OS for that workstation than going through
the trouble of finding an equivalent PC to test, while I assume that the
trouble is in the Interop?

(I know that by instance CDO will work only on OS after NT5, however I don't
know really a list what does not work, if it does not work on win32/winFX
than it does for sure not work in Net otherwise you can mostly pass that
with API's.).

I hope this helps,

Cor
 
Upgrading to NT 5 is not an option.

I get the feeling that I will have to use vc++ 6.0 rather than .Net for the
console application.

However, it does help thanks

H
 
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