Window size running DOS program in Virtual Mode

[kronar30]

Have finally gotten my OLD DOS program (Smartware) to run in vertual mode under Windows 7. However the window size is too small and I can not figure how to increase it so more of the speadsheet's rows and columns are visible. Any known work arrounds?

 

[Tookeri]

Try to apply this for the program window: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/50539-command-prompt-personalize.html

If you start the program from a batch file you can add this line to it to set the window size(columns/lines):
mode con: cols=160 lines=60

 

[JosSchaars]

You could try to run it with vDos: vDos | SourceForge.net.
If Smartware is a well behaving program, you can set the lines up to 60 and columns up to 160.

 

[kronar30]

Found that program displays same number of rows and columns that it did on the 95 computer. Did manage to increase the size of the font - so users can now read the text. Thanks for the help.

 

[Berton]

I'm late seeing this but I right-click the Command Prompt icon [in Start, All Programs, Accessories] and on the Layout tab resize things as I desire. Changing the Font does help but mainly I want the window to be wider and taller but can also get it so big the vertical and horizontal bars show up. Vertical is good when trying to read all the data in the window. I also set the color to something more pleasant than black with white lettering, usually blue with yellow letters but there's many more combinations possible.