DOSBox .74

[John1397]

I am trying to learn to use Dosbox .74 When trying to run Lotus 123 version 2  the links to other spreadsheets worksheets just return error looks like it needs more work. Maybe using DOSBox the exe files and worksheet files all need to be in same directory.

[BC_Programmer]

What exactly are you asking?

For reference Lotus 123 2.0 seems to have no issues with formula links for me.

With a directory mapped to C:, I saved a worksheet to C:\ as C:\WK.WK1, then created another spreadsheet in C:\123 and had a link reference through

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+<<C:\WK.WK1>>A1 and it correctly read in A1 from C:\WK.WK1. I tried with a few different directory locations and it did not return an error.

[John1397]

All Lotus 123 operating files are in directory c:\Lotus
All WK1 files are in directory C:\Lotus\Store

First  I start dos box then type mount c c:\lotus then it says c is mounted as
local directory c:\lotus\ I have Z:\> prompt I then type c: Then I have
c:\> I then type 123 lotus starts get error message on bottom says Directory
does not exist then I hit enter then next / file retrieve and all my directories under
c:\lotus are listed I store my documents in directory called store when I select this
directory I hit enter it brings up all my wk1 file I then select my file name 2018 it
loads except in the cells where there are links to other worksheets
like +<<C:\LOTUS\STORE\2017.WK1>>ac14 It returns err.



When the spread sheet is up and running by the above method and you go to file
then directory and and it asks for, enter current directory: I type in c:\lotus\store
you get error message that says  Directory does not exist

It seems that when Lotus is running it can not find the WK1 files I might not be mounting
the right way or all EXE and WK1 files need to be in same directory. Might changing
123.set help? Or could changing info in bat file help?

This does work when running in Windows XP and I should mention I am running this
DOSBox on windows XP not Windows 10 if this matters.

When I run  Lotus 123 On XP I can go to file retrieve and it brings up all my WK1 files
when running under DOSBox I go to file retrieve then I have to select my directory
where WK1 files are stored.

[BC_Programmer]

You want to mount C:\ directly.

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mount C C:\

By mounting C:\LOTUS as C: within DosBox, C:\ within DOSBox is the same as C:\LOTUS on the system itself. That is, If you have these folders on the PC you are running DOSBox On:

C:\LOTUS
C:\LOTUS\STORE

and then you mount C: as C:\LOTUS within DosBox, then Dosbox has the following directories:

C:\
C:\STORE

it does not have a C:\LOTUS or a C:\LOTUS\STORE directory. Thus the errors you are seeing.

[John1397]

That makes it work correctly