FILE: Foxswap.exe Utility Provides More Memory to RUN Command

 Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
Article ID: Q93321
2.10 MS-DOS kbother kbfile

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS, version 2.1
  • Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6

SUMMARY

Foxswap.exe is a file that can be used to provide more memory to an MS-DOS command than that provided by the RUN command alone.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

~ Foxswap.exe

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
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FoxSwap moves a portion of the FoxPro application from memory to disk, which provides additional memory for MS-DOS commands to run.

HOW TO USE FOXSWAP

To install FoxSwap, copy the Foxswap.com file to the directory in which FoxBASE+ or FoxPro is installed. The directory containing FoxSwap should also be listed in the PATH environment variable in the Autoexec.bat file.

Syntax

To use FoxSwap with FoxBASE+, use the following syntax: 

   run foxswap [/n[K]] <MS-DOS_Command>
To use FoxSwap with FoxPro, use the following syntax: 

   ! [/n[K]] <MS-DOS_Command>
To specify the amount of memory FoxSwap should make available, use the /n parameter. To free as much memory as possible, specify the word FOXSWAP (when running FoxSwap with FoxBASE+) or /0 (when running FoxSwap with FoxPro). The letter K following the /n parameter is optional; it stands for kilobytes (K). The exclamation point (!) is an abbreviation for the RUN command.

FoxBASE+ example: 

   run foxswap edit
FoxPro examples: 

   run /0 edit
   ! /0 edit
   ! /128 edit

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.10 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 plus
softlib
foxswap.exe
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Version : MS-DOS:2.1,2.0,2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6
Platform : MS-DOS
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Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
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