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Q72527: DOCERR: TOOLS.INI Tags for Video Not Recognized by PWB

Article: Q72527
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.0,1.1; OS/2:1.0,1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, versions 1.0, 1.1 
- Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for OS/2, versions 1.0, 1.1 
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SUMMARY
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The "Microsoft C Advanced Programming Techniques" manual that ships with
Microsoft C versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0ax incorrectly states on page 159 that
you can place a PWB tag in the TOOLS.INI file that will be recognized only if
you have a specific graphics adapter.

For example, the manual states that the tag [PWB-vga] will allow the Programmer's
WorkBench (PWB) to make the assignments following this tag only if you run PWB
on a machine with a VGA graphics adapter. This is documented incorrectly. The
ability to test graphics adapters was not implemented with the Programmer's
WorkBench versions 1.0 and 1.1.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following four tags are listed on page 159 but are not implemented by PWB:

  [PWB-mono]
  [PWB-cga]
  [PWB-ega]
  [PWB-vga]

The tags above may be used but you must manually load the switches under these
tags. To assign the switches under a tagged section in the TOOLS.INI file,
perform the following key sequence:

  Arg textarg Initialize

For example, to load the assignments that are listed under the tag [PWB-vga], you
would press ALT+A, type "vga" (without the quotation marks) and then press
SHIFT+F8. (Note: This assumes you are set up with the default key assignments.)

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 docerr

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbPWBSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPWB100DOS kbPWB110DOS kbPWB100OS2 kbPWB110OS2
Version           : MS-DOS:1.0,1.1; OS/2:1.0,1.1

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