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CarlS

Hi all
I have a friend who runs an older foxpro program in a "dos-
box" window. The program works fine by he wants to run it
full screen. I have looked everywhere and cannot find a
way to do this. Any suggestions ?
TIA
carl
 
In the dos box, click on the icon in the upper left of the dos box and go to
properties, display options, full screen.
 
Wes
This wrks as well. Thanks. Is there a way to ake this setting permaent r that application (not that AltEnter is too dificult

Thanks agai

carl
 
Hi, Carl.

There are several ways to open a "DOS" window. The "look and feel" might
vary, depending on which method is used each time. Since I use "DOS" a lot,
I have an icon on my Desktop and in my Quick Launch toolbar. And I've set
its shortcut key to Ctrl+Alt+M (for MS-DOS) so that, no matter what I have
running, I can open a new or existing "DOS" window from the keyboard
instantly.

Right-click on the Command Prompt icon and click Properties. You should see
a window with several tabs (General, Shortcut, Options, etc.) for other
windows that let you customize it to suit yourself - or your friend. Full
screen is a setting under Display Options on the Options tab.

To run my favorite legacy DOS program (the Calendar from WordPerfect
Office), I've created a shortcut which runs its executable
(C:\off30cal\cl.exe on my system). In Properties for that shortcut, there
are similar tabs for setting screen size, fonts, etc., that apply only to
that particular program, not to my main "DOS" window. He should be able to
customize FoxPro to suit himself, too. It's sort of like the old PIF files
that we used to create back in DesQView and Windows 3.1 days.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

CarlS said:
Wes;
This wrks as well. Thanks. Is there a way to ake this setting permaent r
Click to expand...
that application (not that AltEnter is too dificult)
 
Hi,
Sorry if I jump into this thread, but I have a similar (not same) problem: With my new box, running XP and 17inch flat screen I get a full screen DOS at about 50 lines. How can I set it to 25 lines to have my DOS programs running full screen?
John
 
Hi, John.

When you "jump into a thread", please copy at least enough of the thread so
that we get some context. :>(

But, if I understand what you are trying to ask, maybe I can help.

Right-click on the icon for the Command Prompt (or your shortcut) and click
Properties. You should see a screen with several tabs that will let you
adjust the size, colors, fonts, etc., for your "DOS" window. The exact
options and appearance of the Properties window varies, depending on just
how you have things set up, but you should be able to find what you need.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

John said:
Hi,
Sorry if I jump into this thread, but I have a similar (not same) problem:
Click to expand...
With my new box, running XP and 17inch flat screen I get a full screen DOS
at about 50 lines. How can I set it to 25 lines to have my DOS programs
running full screen?
 
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