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Jan 11th, 2001, 06:52 PM
Is there any way to make a DOS prog with VC++?
sail3005
Jan 11th, 2001, 07:02 PM
thats just what i want to know
parksie
Jan 12th, 2001, 01:40 PM
You can't.
SteveCRM
Jan 12th, 2001, 02:43 PM
what about a console window?
parksie
Jan 12th, 2001, 02:51 PM
Those are okay, because they're still 32-bit Windows programs - they just run in a console window.

As in, if you tried to run one from DOS (real DOS), it would give the "Cannot run in DOS Mode" message.
SteveCRM
Jan 12th, 2001, 08:34 PM
so they just trick people (me :rolleyes: ) by making it look like DOS. Grrrrrrr... :mad:
sail3005
Jan 12th, 2001, 08:38 PM
why would someone make programs for the dos consoul and not want them to work in dos?
parksie
Jan 13th, 2001, 06:27 AM
It's so that you can have a command-line program that has access to all the useful Windows features, like multimedia, DLLs, threading.

Console programs are mainly used for small utilities or test-beds.
Technocrat
Jan 16th, 2001, 09:57 AM
You got to keep in mind that Microsoft is trying to kill DOS off so they have been slowly doing away with the tools needed to create those types of programs.
Sophtware
Jan 17th, 2001, 05:58 PM
I am just saying this incase no one knows..but anyways

But cant you make a .com file in vc++? that would enable you to use it in DOS.

You can always make a .com program with asm.. but i doubt anyone wants that.
parksie
Jan 18th, 2001, 12:11 PM
I doubt you can get a C++ compiler to create a .COM file at all.

Although very old versions of borland did.

However, a .COM file is limited to 16-bit :(