TITLE:              Viewlogic and SHARE compatibility issue
DOCUMENT ID:        TID1002346
DOCUMENT REVISION:  0
DATE:               24MAR95
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
README FOR:         NA

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:
Novell DOS 7

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SYMPTOM:

Customer is trying to run Novell Perfect Office and Viewlogic
software on same Novell DOS 7.0 workstation but is experiencing a
SHARE.EXE compatiblity problem.  Novell Perfect Office and OLE 2.0
support requires that SHARE.EXE be loaded on a Novell DOSworkstation
to work correctly, but other applications do not operate correctly;
Viewlogic Pro-Series, Viewlogic Simulator by Viewlogic
Systems(508-480-0881), and intermittant probems with Easyroute Pro by
Advanced Microcomputer Systems.  Viewlogic doesn't print with
SHARE.EXE loaded but works fine with MS-DOS's vshare.

CAUSE:

Viewlogic Systems' windows applications have problems with SHARE.EXE
from both Novell DOS 7.0 and MS-DOS.  The reported bug issue is a
"problem with parameter passing" and specifically causes problems
with printing.

SOLUTION:

To correct the problem, Viewlogic started to use VSHARE.386, thus
requiring customers to load VSHARE.386 and NOT load SHARE.EXE.

This workarround / fix is fine for MS-DOS customers but will not work
due to differences with ND7 and MS-DOS.  Novell DOS 7 (ND7) and MSDOS
6.xx handle VSHARE support in different ways.  MSDOS 6.xx has VSHARE
support built into its kernel.  ND7 has VSHARE support built into
SHARE.EXE.  ND7 offers the same level of VSHARE support and
functionality as MSDOS 6.xx. (See TID800178)

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