Dec 212017
 
Removes the copyright screen that is popped up when loading dBase IV.
File DBFIXFIX.ZIP from The Programmer’s Corner in
Category Dbase Source Code
Removes the copyright screen that is popped up when loading dBase IV.
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DBFIX.DOC 1536 704 deflated

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Contents of the DBFIX.DOC file


Note: This is a correction for a previous file that is in error.
The previous file was in the right area but had you make a
non-sense patch. I hope this helps those who were unable to
get it going on their own.

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The new dBASE IV Ver 1.0 has the same old nasty habit of
displaying a logo & pause at the copyright screen.

To eliminate this routine you can modify your installed version
using either the Debug.com utility or a sector editor such as
Norton Utilities as follows:

You need to modify the overlay DBASE3.OVL so copy it to another
sub-directory as your working copy.

*** USING DEBUG.COM ***

With debug.com and dbase3.ovl in the same sub-directory, do the
following:

enter DEBUG DBASE3.OVL & press return.

At the dash prompt enter E CS:6668 & press enter.

55: will appear. Enter CB & press enter.

At the dash prompt enter W & press return (to save the change).

Copy this modified overlay DBASE3.OVL to your dBASE directory
replacing the original one. Thats it.....

*** USING A SECTOR EDITOR ***

With a sector editor such as Norton Utilities search & find the
ASCII word in caps MONO43 in the file DBASE3.OVL overlay.

The next 5 hex bytes following MONO43 are 00 00 55 8B EC.

Change the 55 to a CB

Save these changes back to the drive.

Copy this modified overlay DBASE3.OVL to your dBASE directory
replacing the original one. Thats it...


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