Microsoft KB Archive/131898

= Fortran PowerStation Graphics Apps on Windows 95 =

Article ID: 131898

Article Last Modified on 8/5/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Fortran PowerStation 1.0a for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 1.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q131898



SUMMARY
Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation for MS-DOS and Windows is designed to work optimally with Microsoft Windows version 3.1. Under Windows 95, there are problems with graphics programs. A simple workaround is described in this article.



Problem Corrected: Graphics Programs Fail
Graphics programs compiled with FORTRAN PowerStation fail when run. Instead of the usual graphics output, you see a runtime error:

run-time error F6996

- DOS graphics not supported under Windows NT

The cause of this problem is that Windows 95 is running the graphics program as a Win32-based application, instead of as a DOS-extended program. Graphics are not supported from a console application, so the program fails.

The workaround is to obtain the FPSFIX95.EXE patch. It marks the executable file so that Windows 95 treats it as a DOS-extended program, not a Win32- based application.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

fpsfix95.exe

Release Date: 6-23-1995

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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How to Install the Fix
First, make sure you are using the maintenance release of Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation.

To see if you are using version 1.0a, run LINK.EXE from the bin directory. If the linker version is 2.8, you have FORTRAN Powerstation version 1.0. If the linker version is 1.0F, you have FORTRAN Powerstation version 1.0a. If you do not have version 1.0a, please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for your area at the number listed in your documentation. If you live in the United States or Canada, this number is (425) 635-7015.

Run the SETUP.BAT included in the patch. It installs FPSFIX so that all programs compiled are automatically updated. If you have any graphics programs that are already compiled, you can run FPSFIX yourself with the command:   fpsfix .exe Here is the name of your executable file. Executables built with this fix in place can still be used on MS-DOS and Windows version 3.1 systems.

Additional query words: kbfile KBGRAPHICS

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