PRB: DOS Session Switches to Full Screen After Running App

 Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
Article ID: Q87635
2.00 2.10.49 MS-DOS kbtool kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Programmer's Workbench for MS-DOS, versions 2.0 and 2.1.49

SYMPTOMS

After running a Windows program from within Programmer's WorkBench (PWB) in a windowed MS-DOS session, PWB will run in a full screen.

RESOLUTION

This situation may be avoided by modifying the template of the current project using the following steps:

  1. From the Options menu, choose Project Templates.

  2. Choose Customize Project Template.

  3. In the Build Rule text box, type: 

          macro WXFLAGS "/w"

  4. Choose Set Build Rule.

  5. Choose OK.

MORE INFORMATION

The above resolution is similar to the one made in the DETAILS.TXT file supplied with Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 in Part 1 under "Running PWB in a Window."

Additional reference words: 2.00 2.10.49 wxserver PWBIss
KBCategory: kbtool kbprb
KBSubcategory: PWBIss
Keywords : kb16bitonly

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Last reviewed: July 17, 1997
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