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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:24:23 -0600 (CST)
From: Jeff Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
Subject: Paradox v3.5 under bash
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Hey,

One of the (very) few DOS applications that refuses to run from bash is
Borland Paradox v3.5.  I get the Paradox startup screen, then the error
message:
	Can't start Paradox: file limit in CONFIG.SYS too low
then the program exits.

This happens with and without EMM386 loaded (with EMM386 loaded, Paradox 3.5
can run only in real mode; without EMM386 it can run in protected mode).
 The
program runs fine from the c:\> prompt.  I pumped up the number of HIMEM
handles, the number of FILES, and the numbers of files and locks for SHARE,
but none of these changes made a difference. 

Miscellanea:
device=c:\dos\himem.sys /numhandles=128 /machine:1 /shadowram:on /cpuclock:on
FILES=255 (maximum)
No EMM386.
Bash 1.14.7 runs on top of DOS 5.0.
DOS SHARE loaded (required for Paradox)
installing SHARE with increased /f /l limits makes no difference.

TIA for any advice or suggestions,

jtw