GrandView (GV) on XP or Vista--how?

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Posted by Cassius
Mar 13, 2008 at 08:53 PM

Chris Thompson wrote:
>Was 2.0 the last version of GrandView?
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Yes.

The following is the last ReadMe.GV file I have. It is dated 11/30/1990. (The formatting may not survive the Internet.):

I. Last Minute Notes for GrandView 2.0 Users
A. DOS Environment Variables
1. The Location of GrandView’s System Files♦
Under DOS Version 3.0 and above, GrandView will automatically look
for all of its system files (macro files, configuration files,
printer drivers, etc.) in the same directory as GV.EXE. ♦
♦
If you are running DOS Version 2.x, or you want GrandView to use
an alternate directory for its system files, you may specify that
directory with the command:♦
♦
→ C>SET GVSYS=

♦ ♦ (Do not include the angle brackets.) 2. The Location of the Help Files♦ If you wish to keep the Help file (GV.HLP) in a directory or drive other than the directory that GrandView uses for it’s other system files (see GVSYS above), you may specify that drive/directory with the DOS command:♦ ♦ → C>SET GVHELP=♦ (Do not include the angle brackets.) ♦ For dual floppy systems, the GrandView Setup utility automatically installs the Help files on drive B: instead of drive A:, and creates an AUTOEXEC.BAT file with the DOS command:♦ ♦ → SET GVHELP=B:\♦ ♦ If you plan on keeping the Help files in the same drive/directory as the GV.EXE file (as you would on most hard disk based systems), 3. The Location of the Main Speller Dictionary♦ If you wish to keep the main dictionary for the spelling checker in a directory other than the directory that GrandView uses for it’s other system files (see GVSYS above), or perhaps on a RAM disk, you may specify that drive/directory with the DOS command:♦ ♦ → C>SET GVMAIN=♦ ♦ (Do not include the angle brackets.)♦ ♦ The path must end with a backslash. In a dual floppy drive system, you can use this command to specify a different drive for the spelling checker dictionary. 4. The Location of the Personal Dictionary♦ If you wish to keep your personal dictionary for the spelling checker in a directory other than the directory that GrandView uses for it’s other system files (see GVSYS above), you may specify that drive/directory with the DOS command:♦ ♦ → C>SET GVPERS=♦ ♦ (Do not include the angle brackets.)♦ ♦ The path must end with a backslash. It is not recommended that you keep the personal dictionary on a RAM disk because changes to the personal dictionary will not be written permanently to disk. 5. The Location of the Print Drivers♦ If you wish to keep your print drivers in a directory other than the directory that GrandView uses for it’s other system files (see GVSYS above), you may specify that drive/directory with the DOS command:♦ ♦ → C>SET GVPDV=♦ ♦ (Do not include the angle brackets.)♦ ♦ If you enter just a path (ends in a backslash), GrandView will look for the currently installed print driver in that directory. For example:♦ ♦ → C>SET GVPDV=C:\GV\PDV\♦ ♦ If you enter just a filename (no path), GrandView will look for that filename in the same directory that GrandView looks for its other system files. For example:♦ ♦ → C>SET GVPDV=OKI292.PDV♦ ♦ If you enter both a path and a full filename (including the file extension), GrandView will load that complete filename as the current print driver. For example:♦ ♦ → C>SET GVPDV=C:\GV\PDV\OKI292.PDV♦ ♦ B. Editing the Spelling Dictionary 1. The user spelling dictionary (GVPERS.DCT) is stored in plain ASCII format, with one word per line. To delete words, just load it into a text editor program, and delete the desired words and then re-save it again in ASCII format. ♦ ♦ In order to function properly, the user dictionary must remain sorted in alphabetical order. If you add words, you must either add them in the correct alphabetical order, or you must sort the dictionary after adding the words.♦ ♦ To sort the dictionary using the DOS SORT command:♦ ♦ 1.→Rename the dictionary with the following DOS command:♦ ♦ → C>RENAME GVPERS.DCT GVPERS2.DCT♦ ♦ 2.→Sort the dictionary with the following DOS command:♦ ♦ → C>SORT GVPERS2.DCT >GVPERS.DCT♦ ♦ See your DOS manual for more information on the SORT command. C. Working with Windows 3.0 1. A new /A command parameter (to go along with the /W parameter) has been added so that you may disable GrandView’s opening logo screen when running under Windows 3.0.♦ 2. The /W command parameter has also been modified to include disabling ALT - RETURN, since Windows 3.0 uses this key for putting a DOS application into a window. -c

Posted by Chris Thompson
Mar 13, 2008 at 11:34 PM

If anyone’s interested, I found Grandview 2.0 on one of the abandonware sites:
http://vetusabandonware.com/download/Symantec%20Grandview%202.0/?id=3631
The files inside have to be uncompressed with something that reads .ima files.

Runs fine on DOSemu for me.

Posted by Derek Cornish
Mar 15, 2008 at 05:20 AM

Posted by Chris Thompson
> Runs fine on DOSemu for me.

Thanks. That’s very useful to know.

Derek

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