Re: strings error #87

The solution lies in using a newer version of command.com

This one is ancient :)

I guess it's the version distributed with all kernel releasesup to now,
along with sys 2.4

(mailing list comment only:)
Maybe Bart or Tom can update both FreeCOM version and SYS version
distributed with the kernel package(s).
2027rc maybe an excellent time to do this.

another note: how's UPX used?
Both FreeCOM (not UPX'd by default) and the kernel (UPX'd by default ) are
excellently compressable, buth both need to be able to run on 8086.
But, UPX documentation talks about only decompressable (thus runnable?) on a
80286, unless the switch --8086 is being used, like:

UPX --BEST --8086 filename.exe/filename.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Lic. Martin Gomez Reyes" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 2:25 AM
Subject: [fd-dev] strings error #87


> Hi all
>
> i'm trying freedos, and i get this error "[COULD NOT LOAD STRINGS
RESOURCE.]"
> STRINGS ERROR #87.
>
> Here is the history:
>
> I'm programming in CLIPPER 5.3b and linking whit BLINKER 5.0
> the trouble is when i execute the RUN command for unzip a file.
> the command is RUN ("PKUNZIP A:\ALMMOV12.ZIP C:\ARAUZ\RECIBE")
> and i get the STRINGS ERROR #87.
>
> i try changing the memory manager (FDXMS, HIMEM, FDXXMS, EMM386)
> and nothing works.
>
> i change the KERNEL (2027rc) and mi program did'n start, it sents
> a opcode error.
>
> i'm using kernel 2026a and freecom 0.83 beta 32.
>
> but there is something rare, if in the same program, but in another
> function, i run the same command, it works!, so, i don't know
> what else to check.
>
> even, if i execute RUN ("COMMAND.COM")  it didn't work.
>
> well, if anyone have more ideas, i will apreciate.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> martin gomez reyes
> [email protected]
>
> p.d. sorry for my english, i am trying to learn more each day
>
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