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PRODUCT : Borland/Turbo Pascal NUMBER : 1261
VERSION : 7.0
OS : WIN
DATE : February 10, 1993 PAGE : 1/4
TITLE : Recommended PIF Settings for Windows
Every DOS program that runs under Windows will have an associated
PIF file. These files designate how much memory an application
uses and how it uses other aspects of your computer, such as the
video memory.
If you do not associate a particular PIF file with a DOS
application then it will use the _Default.PIF file which
Microsoft places automatically in the Windows subdirectory. You
should also be aware that whenever you open a DOS box via the
MSDOS icon, then by default Windows uses the DOSPrmpt.PIF file,
which Windows installs during setup. This PIF file will control
the settings of an application that is started from inside a DOS
box.
During the default installation Turbo Pascal 7.0 and Borland
Pascal 7.0 both place correctly configured PIF files in the BIN
subdirectory for the protected mode IDEs and debuggers such as
BP, TPX and TDX. Borland Pascal will automatically create a
Program Manager group with icons which are associated by default
with these PIF files. This same chore is not performed
automatically during the Turbo Pascal installation, so if you own
that product you should be sure to associate TPX with the correct
PIF file if you want to start it from a Windows icon. There is no
need to associate real mode applications such as Turbo.EXE with a
PIF file since they will normally run fine under either the
_Default.PIF or the DOSPrmpt.PIF.
It is extremely easy to associate a DOS executable with a
particular PIF file. To do so, follow the normal procedures for
setting up a Windows Icon, except instead of associating an
executable with a particular icon, you should associate it with a
particular PIF file. The PIF file itself will know where your
executable is and how to start it.
If you want to know more about the set up or use of PIF files you
should read the lengthy and detailed description of this subject
in the Microsoft Windows Users Guide which shipped with your copy
of Windows.
PRODUCT : Borland/Turbo Pascal NUMBER : 1261
VERSION : 7.0
OS : WIN
DATE : February 10, 1993 PAGE : 2/4
TITLE : Recommended PIF Settings for Windows
Here are the default PIF settings for the PIF files that shipped
with BP7 and TP7:
=====================================
BP PIF:
Program FileName: BP.EXE
Window Title: Borland Pascal 7.0
Optional Parameters: /R+
Video Memory: Text
Memory Requirements
KB Required: 128
KB Desired: 640
EMS Memory
KB Required: 0
KB Limit: 1024
XMS Memory
KB Requited: 0
KB Limit: 2048
Display Usage: Full Screen
Close Window on Exit: TRUE
Advanced Options
Background Priority: 50
Foreground Priority: 100
Detect Idle Time: TRUE
Emulate Text Mode: TRUE
Allow Fast Paste: TRUE
Application Shortcut Key: None
=====================================
TDX PIF:
Program FileName: TDX.EXE
Window Title: TDX
Video Memory: Text
Memory Requirements
KB Required: 128
KB Desired: 640
PRODUCT : Borland/Turbo Pascal NUMBER : 1261
VERSION : 7.0
OS : WIN
DATE : February 10, 1993 PAGE : 3/4
TITLE : Recommended PIF Settings for Windows
EMS Memory
KB Required: 0
KB Limit: 1024
XMS Memory
KB Requited: 0
KB Limit: 2048
Display Usage: Full Screen
Close Window on Exit: TRUE
Advanced Options
Background Priority: 50
Foreground Priority: 100
Detect Idle Time: TRUE
Emulate Text Mode: TRUE
Allow Fast Paste: TRUE
Application Shortcut Key: None
=====================================
TPX PIF:
Program FileName: TPX.EXE
Window Title: Turbo Pascal 7.0
Optional Parameters: /R+
Video Memory: Text
Memory Requirements
KB Required: 128
KB Desired: 640
EMS Memory
KB Required: 0
KB Limit: 1024
XMS Memory
KB Requited: 0
KB Limit: 2048
Display Usage: Full Screen
Close Window on Exit: TRUE
Advanced Options
Background Priority: 50
Foreground Priority: 100
Detect Idle Time: TRUE
PRODUCT : Borland/Turbo Pascal NUMBER : 1261
VERSION : 7.0
OS : WIN
DATE : February 10, 1993 PAGE : 4/4
TITLE : Recommended PIF Settings for Windows
Emulate Text Mode: TRUE
Allow Fast Paste: TRUE
Application Shortcut Key: None
DISCLAIMER: You have the right to use this technical information
subject to the terms of the No-Nonsense License Statement that
you received with the Borland product to which this information
pertains.