Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 19:36:38 -0200
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From: Alexander Bokovoy <bokovoy AT bspu DOT ac DOT by>
Subject: Re: DJGPP Programs in Win95
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On Wed, 4 Feb 1998 21:40:21 +0800 "Jett Gamboa" <jett AT info DOT com DOT ph> wrote:

> Why does a DJGPP program seem to stop running when the MSDOS window it's in
> is out of focus? I tried using a TCP/IP library. It had two demo programs --
> one a server, the other a client. I ran the server first, and it waited for
> a packet to arrive. Then I opened another MSDOS window and ran the client
> which sends a message to the server. As I ran the client ... the server did
> not do anything until I brought the server's window on focus by clicking on
> it.
> 
> Do DJGPP programs stop running when their MSDOS window is not currently in
> focus?

In the properties dialog box of the MSDOS program you should uncheck <suspend
program when it in background> (sorry I forgot how it writes correctly
because I'm using Russian version of Windows).

Regards,
Alexander Bokovoy, <bokovoy AT bspu DOT unibel DOT by>
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