Questions and Answers

Q: I am using DesqView and the program keeps aborting with an error, but it works fine in local mode. What am I doing wrong?

A: The main cause of this problem is due to a problem with DV, most of the time you can correct this problem from happening by changing your DV window setup for that window. Press Left-ALT to bring up the DV menu, and press return for "Open Window". Press the Up Arrow key to "Change a Program" and select the window of the node you wish to run the door under. Move the cursor to the prompt that says "Uses serial ports (Y,N,1,2)", and make sure the setting is "Y". Try running the door again and it should run normally. You may also discover, many other doors that didn't run on your system will now run as well!

 

Q: I am trying to get your program to run, and I am using a fossil driver, but it keeps aborting. What is wrong here?

 

A: DavisWARE doors don't like fossil drivers and don't need them. They contain their own fossil routines that conflict with fossils at this time (NOTE: Fossil support has been added.). To solve this problem, in the batch file that calls up the program, turn off your fossil for that comport before running the door and turn it back on once it's finished. X00 has a utility called XU.EXE that will do this.

 

 

Q: I am running Remote Access and no matter what I have done, I can't get the program to run at all.

 

A: Remote Access does not shell to DOS to run doors, you have to tell it to load DOS before running the door. To do this, you need to do the following:

 

1 - Edit your CFG file to use DOOR.SYS

2 - Use a type 7 menu command which executes a door, and set your optional data to look something like this:

 

C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /C C:\RA\DOORS\CTAROT\CTAROT.BAT

 

(Note: Edit these lines to reflect your system directories, paths, etc!)