PRB: "RUN/! Command Failed" with Windows NT (103032)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5a
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.5b
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.6
This article was previously published under Q103032 SYMPTOMS
When you are running FoxPro for Windows under the Microsoft Windows NT
operating system, the error message "RUN/! command failed" occurs when you
are using the RUN command to execute an MS-DOS command.
CAUSE
When the FoxPro RUN command is used without the /N parameter, FoxPro will
stop execution and wait until the RUN command has completed successfully
and the MS-DOS session is closed. However, because Windows NT is a
preemptive multitasking operating system, it switches control back and
forth between FoxPro and the RUN command. This can cause FoxPro to time out
while it is waiting for the RUN command to complete.
NOTE: This problem affects the SetupWizard in the FoxPro Distribution Kit,
which also uses a RUN command, causing it to fail at the point where
compression starts.
RESOLUTION
Use the /N parameter on the RUN command to stop FoxPro from waiting
for the RUN command to complete. The following is an example of using
the RUN command with the /N parameter to execute FOXRUN.PIF. This
example also uses the /C parameter to send a specific command to the
command shell.
RUN /N FOXRUN.PIF /C DIR
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg KB103032 |
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