Getting QB 7.1 to work

[oracle]

Someone has emailed me asking how this is done.

When they run QBX.EXE, they're taken to SETUP.EXE, which requires them to insert a disk into drive A etc etc.

How do they get around this?

[Zack]

Hrm...maybe copy all the QB files to a floppy, and then try? But it would be too big, eh? What OS are they on?

[oracle]

No idea. The guy says that he downloaded it from me, and lots of people have, and he's the only one who's complained...

[TheBigBasicQ]

Run this command and then run setup =P

subst a:\ <unzip dir>

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[oracle]

Thanks, TBBQ!

[whitetiger0990]

hmm, Do you think I should use 7.1? (I know theres been a discussion before)

[TheBigBasicQ]

BTW I forgot to mention. Inorder to dereference the substituted disk. Just run.

subst a: /D.

wt: most ppl use 4.5 so if u want to go for max compatibility use 4.5. But if ur not gonna release the s/c then use 7.1. It has many useful features =P.

[Antoni Gual]

Don't use 7.1 if you are using a non-english keyboard!!

[TheBigBasicQ]

Why is it incompatible?

[Z!re]

I use a swedish keyboard layout, and 7.1, only problem I have is i can't make \, but i'm doing fine with /.

Can't really find any other problmes really, 7.1 support's larger codes then 4.5, and has a lot more compilation options.

And ISAM database support (don't know what it is though, I never use it )

One other problem i've come across is like you said, the fact that most people use 4.5, so downloading a lib can sometimes be a pain in the behind.

7.1 code do work in 4.5, unless you save it binary and/or use the new feautures (ISAM) and currency (@)