Article: Q87626
Product(s): Microsoft Fox Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.17
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 23-OCT-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS, version 2.17
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SUMMARY
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The text below summarizes the requirements to run and capabilities of Microsoft
FoxBASE version 2.17 for MS-DOS.
FoxBASE requires 256K of memory to run. It supports the following data types:
Character
Numeric
Logical
Undefined
Although FoxBASE has no date data type, it supports several date functions, for
example, CTOD and DTOC.
System Specifications
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Maximum # of files open: 16
Maximum # of records per database: 65,535
Maximum # of characters per record: 1,000
Maximum # of fields per record: 48
Maximum # of characters per field: 255
Digits of precision in numeric computations: 14
Maximum # of characters per character string: 254
Maximum # of characters per command line: 254
Maximum # of characters per report header: 254
Maximum # of characters per index key: 100
Maximum # of memory variables: 128
MS-DOS version for single user: 2.x
MS-DOS version for multiuser: 3.1 or higher
Requires SHARE to be loaded unless running on Novell. MFOX.EXE and FOXPCOMP.EXE
should be marked as read-only.
IBM/SCO XENIX version: 3.0/5.0
Additional query words: 2.17 Fox Base maximum minimum
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxBASE217DOS kbFoxBASESearch
Version : MS-DOS:2.17
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