Microsoft KB Archive/93621

= Microsoft Knowledge Base =

PRFOX: &quot;# STRINGS IN RES FILE&quot; Error Running FoxBASE+/Mac
Last reviewed: October 28, 1994

Article ID: Q93621

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxBASE+ for the Macintosh, version 2.01
 * Apple Macintosh System 7 Finder

SYMPTOMS
An attempt to run Microsoft FoxBASE+/Mac on an Apple Macintosh with Apple System 7 installed fails with the following error message:

ERROR: # STRINGS IN RES FILE

CAUSE
Apple System 7 uses 32-bit addressing. FoxBASE+/Mac is not compatible with 32-bit addressing on machines with more than 8 megabytes of physical RAM.

RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, do the following to turn off 32-bit addressing:


 * 1) In the Control Panel application, select the Memory Control Panel.
 * 2) Remove the selection from the 32-bit addressing selection.
 * 3) Close the Control Panel application.
 * 4) Choose Restart from the System menu to restart the computer and make the changed options effective.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be an incompatibility between the Macintosh Finder System 7 and Microsoft FoxBASE+/Mac version 2.01.