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to: Bob Jones
from: Alan Hess
date: 2003-10-15 15:52:30
subject: file manager for os/2?

Whilst masticating on , Bob Jones (1:343/41)
wrote to Alan Hess:

AH>> Is there a file area manager for Maximus/2?  I've used 
AH>> mfm for years, but, for some reason, it no longer will 
AH>> run under Mdos in eComstation or Warp 4.  I get Runtime 
AH>> error 200 at 0F40:0091.  I've unzipped a new copy, with 
AH>> same results.  *adh*


BJ> It has been some time since I used it, but I did have MFM running 
BJ> under OS/2 Warp, Fix pak 9.  

It used to work under FP15 here.  No longer - same error as with eCS.

BJ> How many file areas do you have defined?  Once you get over a 
BJ> screen full for the MFM selection screen, it gets *interesting* 
BJ> to try to select the area.

Only 15.

BJ> Are you running silt with one of the -2 options.  I use -2u (if I 
BJ> remember the parsing properly) to generate both a Max 2.0 and a 
BJ> Max 3.0 set of control files.  If I remember correctly, MFM uses 
BJ> the Max 2.0 control file structures, which does not cleanly 
BJ> support the max 3.0 group area structure, but MFM can 
BJ> successfully use the 2.0 control files generated by Max 3.0 as 
BJ> long as there are not too many file areas.

I use -2s.  

I'm also getting an error message from Internet Rex.  See next message.  *adh*

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