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Q82316: Formbase 1.1 Loads Run-Time Windows

Article: Q82316
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 15-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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A run-time version of Microsoft Windows 2.x is loaded when you run Formbase 1.1
if you type the following at the command line when running Microsoft Windows 3.0
or later:

  formbase

If this happens, you receive several file-open errors.

If you type

  formbase.exe

the run-time version of Windows is not be executed and no errors occur.

MORE INFORMATION
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Windows executes filenames with the .COM extension before it executes filenames
with .EXE extensions. There are two Formbase executable files, FORMBASE.COM and
FORMBASE.EXE. The first automatically loads the run-time version of Windows.

FORMBASE.COM should only be used if you do not have a copy of Windows installed
on your system. If you are running Formbase from Windows 3.0 or 3.1, make sure
you are entering the complete filename and extension (that is, FORMBASE.EXE).

Additional query words: 3.10 3.00 3.00a 3.0 3.0a 3.11

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Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311

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