Hi, Doug! One can have a console attached to an exe-file. It's just one bit in the image (GUI vs Console app). It has nothing to do with file extension. The fact that com-file works (though not for me) is probably due to Windows recognizing the new format in the contents despite the extension.
Anyway, as I said below, both exe- and com-file produce the same error message for me. 20.12.2014, 02:58, "Doug Coleman" <doug.cole...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > I just downloaded the release from your link and it works for me on Windows > 8.1, on the computer that generated the release to begin with. I guess that's > no surprise.. > > Does anyone else have Windows XP to try it on? I can make a VM soon if not. > > The reason for having .com and .exe is that .com necessarily has a console > window attached and .exe doesn't have that limitation. They are basically the > same binary, 455KB. I have not run into the 64KB limit being a problem even > though wikipedia says it's the case. > > I just checked Factor .90, which was built on Windows XP, and the .com file > size is 177KB. > > Does the .exe work for you? > > Doug > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Alexander Iljin <ajs...@yandex.ru> wrote: >> Hello, all! >> >> Some time reader, first time writer. >> >> I'm on WinXP Pro SP3 32bit. I have just downloaded the Factor 0.97 from >> >> http://downloads.factorcode.org/releases/0.97/factor-windows-x86-32-0.97.zip >> and unpacked it with no errors to d:\Programs\Dev\Factor. >> When I try to run factor.exe or factor.com I get the error from the >> Explorer >> saying that it is not a Win 32 executable. Can anyone verify this? >> >> Is there a known solution to this problem? >> >> PS: AFAIK com-files can't be more than 64 Kb in size due to the way they >> are loaded and run. How come factor.com is 454 Kb? >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COM_file >> >> ---=====--- >> Александр >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server >> from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards >> with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more >> Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> _______________________________________________ >> Factor-talk mailing list >> Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk > , > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > , > > _______________________________________________ > Factor-talk mailing list > Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk ---=====--- Александр ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
