MS-Windows Applications General Information

Files

• MWindows applications require DOS end of line (CRLF) input files. MacOS X (LF), Unix (LF) or Mac OS Classic (CR) end of line need be converted. This can easily be checked and modified within text editors such as the freeware ConTEXT editor.

Graphic outputs

Windows applications identified by a -ps- suffix direct graphics toward PostScript files.

PostScript files

Graphics directed toward a PostScript file can be

• displayed on screen and converted into PDF by Ghostscript, or Adobe illustrator,
• and edited within Inkscape or Adobe illustrator.

Beware of two issues while generating PostScript files:

• New page in plot : by default, everytime it is required, a dialog is issued that suggests to create a new page. However if the file is later to be edited with Adobe illustrator, this program can import the first page only. A solution is to close the current plot file and open a new plot file at each new page dialog.
• End of plot : if the program is properly exited by typing the 9999 (= QUIT PROGRAM) command, all files, including plot files, are properly closed. If exiting the program otherwise, the plot file must be properly closed beforehand to be usable. If the PostScript file is not properly closed, it will be incomplete and will not print and may not be readable by the above software.

System and hardware compatibility

Versions built on different hardware and system versions are identified by suffixes. The Table below summarizes their compatibility with hardware types and system versions.

System and hardware compatibility

Hardware and Systems			Application Suffixes
Processor	MS-Windows		8086	8286	_wxp _winxp
8086	3.1		◾	✕	✕
8286	3.1		✕	◾	✕
i86	3.1		◪	◪	✕?
i86	XP		✕	✕	◾
i86	Vista		✕?	✕?	◾?
i86	7		✕?	✕?	◾?
i86	8		✕?	✕?	◾?
i86	10		✕?	✕?	◾?
i86	11		✕?	✕?	◾?