eXpress++ 1.82 and Windows 10

[rdonnay]

I received 2 complaints this week that eXpress++ 1.82 (build 236) now fails when running under Windows 10.

I highly recommend that users upgrade to Xbase++ 1.9 build 355 or later to be fully compatible with Windows 10.

If that is not an acceptable alternative, then here is a workaround.

The failure is in an old dClip function named DC_ClrArr().
This is called by an initialization routine but is not used at all in GUI applications, therefore this fix should work for you.

Copy _DCCOLOR.PRG to your .\source\dclipx folder and rebuild DCLIPX.DLL by running BUILD182.BAT.

[Andy Edward]

Hi Roger,

Thank you for the fix, but we are encountering an Unknown Variable error for dCCOLOR

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Please kindly advise

Regards,

Andy

[rdonnay]

This is a fault in Windows 10, but I don't know why because I refuse to use it.

Here is a workaround for you.

Add this to the start of your program.

PUBLIC dCCOLOR := { 0, {} }

[Andy Edward]

Hi Roger,

Thank you. Works perfectly.

Regards,

Andy

[ScottHamel]

Hi Roger

When running the file build182.bat I get "could not find c:\exp18\lib\dclipx.lib" and "could not find c:\exp18\lib\dclipx.exp". I ran the build182.bat from the ..\source\dclipx directory.

Thanks -Scott

[rdonnay]

I haven't worked with Xbase++ 1.8 in a very long time (over 10 years).

What version of eXpress++ are you using?

[ScottHamel]

Me too. Old customer but good people. Version 1.82.294 build 09200

[rdonnay]

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Version 1.82.294 build 09200

That is your version of Xbase++.

I need to know what version of eXpress++.
You say that my batch files don't work.
I would need to install the same version you have to figure out why.

[ScottHamel]

1.82 (build 236)

-Scott

[rdonnay]

Scott -

After your phone call, I promised I would give you DCLIP.EXE.

Here it is: http://bb.donnay-software.com/donnay/dclip.exe