Speed limitations with foxpro 2.6 for dos

[dracos2]

Does any one know if there is an upper limit on machine speed with foxpro 2.6a for dos. we are running 1.0ghz
and are buying machines that ar 2.0ghz and above. I was wondering if anyone has had problems with high speed machines.

 

[DSummZZZ]

There is an issue with processor speeds greater than 133 mhz. See these threads:

thread182-50100
thread182-241055
thread182-158955

Or do a keyword search in this forum on 'divide by zero' and you'll get several threads to look at.
Once you clear that hurdle though, you should be fine.
Dave S.

 

[rgbean]

Actually, I've seen no FoxPro DOS speed issues. I've been running on a dual processor 2.0gHz (4 gHz?) system for a year now, under both NT 4.0 SP6a and XP PRO. If the FPD app is configured right and doesn't try to directly access the hardware - everything seems to work fine (and quick!).

Rick

P.S. I think Dave assumed FoxPro for Windows based on the Divide by Zero comment - DOS doesn't have this problem.

 

[DSummZZZ]

Yup. I wasn't paying attention. I didn't see the ..'for dos...' part. Sorry.
Dave S.

 

[dracos2]

Thanks for the info folks it is much appreciated

 

[tilltek]

I have run into wierd problems with FPD2.6 on an Athalon 1200.
On at least two occasions I have hade code that does not run correctly.
A few error checking lines might be
**************************************
store "STARTING" to MABC
code
store "SOME RESULT" to MABC
wait window "Variable MABC is "+MABC
code
wait window "Variable MABC is now "+MABC
code
wait window "MABC etc. etc
**************************************
When run the first wait does not show.
If I put in a wait window "About to do waits" at the start, "About to do waits does not show but "Variable MABC is" does.
In simple terms, the first wait does not show.
Whether this is a speed issue or a bug I don't know but it never happens on 486 or pentium 166.

 

[tesar]

Tiltek,
try
clear typeahead
wait window "Variable MABC is "+MABC
Maybe forgotten character in keyboard buffer
cause slip first window on faster machine.
Tesar
(I use Dell 2000 + NT4 + 2.0 - no problem in code,
only file and print operation occasionally falls..)

 

[tilltek]

I'll give it a try Tesar.
Ken F