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687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#1 Post by Zorkoff » 07.03.2015, 22:04

Any attempt to bring up the DOS Box Fails: Ctl-D, Tools>DOS box, or a Toolbar Button

This happens for FCXE-687 32-bit and 64-bit Portable versions

The DOS Box works correctly in 685 and 686 (and other earlier versions)


System: Windows 7 Pro 64-bit SP1

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#2 Post by joby_toss » 07.03.2015, 22:34

Workaround: open your freecommander.ini file and change this line

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DosCommandBoxSpec=
to

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DosCommandBoxSpec=cmd.exe
You can define your favorite console program if you want.

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#3 Post by Zorkoff » 07.03.2015, 22:46

That workaround solved the issue!

Thank you so much. The next question is, why did this happen?

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#4 Post by Zorkoff » 07.03.2015, 23:31

I also noticed that the following works as well:

DosCommandBoxSpec=%comspec%

This sets the system defined command processor (which is of course cmd.exe)

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#5 Post by joby_toss » 08.03.2015, 06:55

Zorkoff wrote:The next question is, why did this happen?
It might be a bug, it might be some internal change, Marek should know.

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#6 Post by Timon » 08.03.2015, 18:41

It could be related to new implementation in 687: DOS-Prompt specification - now %ActivDir% variable is enabled

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#7 Post by bege » 16.03.2015, 17:14

Zorkoff wrote:Any attempt to bring up the DOS Box Fails: Ctl-D, Tools>DOS box, or a Toolbar Button

This happens for FCXE-687 32-bit and 64-bit Portable versions

The DOS Box works correctly in 685 and 686 (and other earlier versions)


System: Windows 7 Pro 64-bit SP1
Strange: The menu entry and the toolbar button don't work, but the hotkey still works.

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#8 Post by Timon » 16.03.2015, 18:15

Strange: The menu entry and the toolbar button don't work, but the hotkey still works.
For me in FC XE 687 under Windows XP SP3 even hotkey Ctrl-D doesn't work.

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Re: 687 - DOS Box has stopped working

#9 Post by Timon » 22.03.2015, 18:46

Fixed in FC XE 688. Thanks.

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