Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[jms1]

On 2016-06-17 09:20, Norman Dunbar wrote:

I have a utility on https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/ which
should allow anyone to extract any file from a QXL win file.

However,  I've just checked and it appears I've never uploaded a
compiled version. Oops!

Like qstripper, it runs on Linux, Windows and if you have QT, on Mac
if you compile the source yourself.

I'll try to get a compiled version uploaded ASAP.


Cheers,
Norm.


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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Derek]

Hi Peter,

QDTinst is the QDT Desktop installation program.

Regards
Derek

-Original Message-
From: "peterfox" 
Sent: ‎17/‎06/‎2016 16:59
To: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" 
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

Hi Norm and Michael,

I found that I had another boot file on another machine which worked 
and when I looked at it, I knew that I had to get this file into my 
machine. Unfortunately, since my copy of QPC2 is not working, I had to 
copy the boot file in line by line which was hard work but has been 
done, thankfully. Once I had tracked down the errors of copying I was in 
business at 1235 today and have brought myself up-to-date.

Thank you for your interest.

While writing, what please is QDTInit? I have the instructions to make 
it work but what does it do?

TIA & Regards,

Peter Fox

On 17.06.2016 16:16, Michael Bulford wrote:
> Norm,
>
> I've followed your instructions down to Double click the exercise 
> file to run.
> Then the following messages appear ...
>
> This application failed to start because it could not find or load
> the Qt platform plugin "windows" in "".
> Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>
> This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an 
> unusual way.
> Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Norman Dunbar 
> To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
> Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016, 14:03
> Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
>
> OK,  lunchtime!
>
> I've uploaded a 32 bit windows binary to
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/.
>
> 1. Click on the files tab.
> 2. Click on Windows 32-64bit.
> 3. Click on Qxlwin.Zip to download.
> 4. Click parent folder.
> 5. Click QT5SupportFiles.
> 6. Click QR5SUPPORTFILES.zip to download.
>
> Create a folder, call it c:\qxlwin. Extract both zip files into that 
> location.
> Double click the exercise file to run.
> File->Open and select your qxlwin file.
>
> The Header tab displays details of the file. Numbers are in hex or
> decimal. Change with the two buttons at the bottom.
>
> Map displays the map. Not likely to be helpful.
>
> Files displays the entire structure of the directory tree. It's
> windows explorer for qxlwin files.
>
> File Viewer is just that. Double click  file in the Files tab to
> display it here.
>
> I haven't looked at this utility since 2012 but I'm sure you can copy
> the text of a file in the viewer to save it as a PC file. Beware of 
> ql
> to PC character conversion though.
>
> HTH.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Norm.
>
>
> On 17 June 2016 09:20:18 BST, Norman Dunbar  
> wrote:
>>I have a utility on https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/ which
>>should allow anyone to extract any file from a QXL win file.
>>
>>However,  I've just checked and it appears I've never uploaded a
>>compiled version. Oops!
>>
>>Like qstripper, it runs on Linux, Windows and if you have QT, on Mac 
>> if
>>you compile the source yourself.
>>
>>I'll try to get a compiled version uploaded ASAP.
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Norm.
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

Alternatively, this might work...If you can't wait! ;-)

http://api.256file.com/qwindows.dll/en-download-59653.html

Save it in the same folder as the rest of the files.

But for goodness sake, virus scan it first. This is Windows after all!


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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

OK,  success!

It seems that a dll named qwindows.dll is also needed for QT applications these 
days. Not only that,  when I tested today in a blank directory with nothing on 
PATH at all, it still worked fine. Hmm.

Il get that uploaded ASAP.  Probably Monday now though, I don't have Windows at 
home unless I have a VM for VirtualBox somewhere. I'll have a look tomorrow.

Sorry about that.

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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

Hi Michael,

Exercise! Damned spell chequer! That should be exe file! :-)

Interesting. The error message doesn't even appear to be in English, but I'll 
see if I can find anything related.

The application  is 32 bit so should work on 32 and 64 bit systems. You are 
running it on windows I assume? 

I built it on 64 bit windows 7 using the 32 bit QT system. You need to have all 
those dlls from the support files in either the same folder as the Qxlwin.exe, 
or, on the PATH somewhere. 

Leave it with me.


Cheers,
Norm.



On 17 June 2016 16:16:48 BST, Michael Bulford  
wrote:
>Norm,
>
>I've followed your instructions down to Double click the exercise file
>to run.
>Then the following messages appear ...
>
>This application failed to start because it could not find or load the
>Qt platform plugin "windows" in "".
>Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
>
>This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
>unusual way.
>Please contact the application's support team for more information.
>
>Michael
>
>
>
>- Original Message -
>From: Norman Dunbar 
>To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
>Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016, 14:03
>Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
>
>OK,  lunchtime!
>
>I've uploaded a 32 bit windows binary to
>https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/.
>
>1. Click on the files tab.
>2. Click on Windows 32-64bit.
>3. Click on Qxlwin.Zip to download.
>4. Click parent folder.
>5. Click QT5SupportFiles.
>6. Click QR5SUPPORTFILES.zip to download.
>
>Create a folder, call it c:\qxlwin. Extract both zip files into that
>location.
>Double click the exercise file to run.
>File->Open and select your qxlwin file.
>
>The Header tab displays details of the file. Numbers are in hex or
>decimal. Change with the two buttons at the bottom.
>
>Map displays the map. Not likely to be helpful.
>
>Files displays the entire structure of the directory tree. It's windows
>explorer for qxlwin files.
>
>File Viewer is just that. Double click  file in the Files tab to
>display it here. 
>
>I haven't looked at this utility since 2012 but I'm sure you can copy
>the text of a file in the viewer to save it as a PC file. Beware of ql
>to PC character conversion though.
>
>HTH.
>
>
>Cheers,
>Norm.
>
>
>On 17 June 2016 09:20:18 BST, Norman Dunbar 
>wrote:
>>I have a utility on https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/ which
>>should allow anyone to extract any file from a QXL win file. 
>>
>>However,  I've just checked and it appears I've never uploaded a
>>compiled version. Oops!
>>
>>Like qstripper, it runs on Linux, Windows and if you have QT, on Mac
>if
>>you compile the source yourself.
>>
>>I'll try to get a compiled version uploaded ASAP. 
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Norm.
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[peterfox]

Hi Urs,

Thank you for this idea. I have managed to redo the boot file in easy 
stages this morning and at 1235 had a working QPC2 the way I am used to 
which is great. I have several errors of copying but these have been 
dealt with and I am happy.


Thank you again

Peter

On 17.06.2016 07:05, Urs Koenig (QL) wrote:

Peter Fox wrote:
What I have managed to do is find a much better boot file which 
solve all my
problems provided that I can get it into QPC2 which is not working 
at the

moment and without a floppy drive available.

Have you any ideas?

Hi Peter,

I have an easy way for you at hand:
Download QL/E, a well maintained and ready to run QPC2 configuration
with zero setup work to do.
http://www.sinclairql.net/repository.html#QLE

It's just a 1-2-3 and you're ready:
1. Unzip it to your preferred location (e.g. your user profiles
document folder where you have full read-write access).
2. Well zero configuration only if you want to use QL/E without your
QXL.win. In your case start the QPC2.exe in the qle folder and make
sure you hold the SHIFT key when starting QPC2.exe otherwise yu will
not get the QPC2 config dialog.
3. Open the "Devices" form and configure WIN2 to the full
path-filename of your personal QXL.win file (e.g. D:\DATA\QXL.win) 
and

close the form using "OK".

Now you're ready, start the QL emulation using "OK" on QPC2's main 
form.


The QL/E environment boots and you get a desktop with many utilities
available. Use your preferred ones (QPAC2 Files, MasterSpy, SBASIC,
you name it) to review and edit your personal BOOT file which is on
WIN2_.

Whenever you feel ready exit QPC2 and restart it like explained in
step 2. Then open the "Devices" form and configure WIN1 to the full
path-filename of your personal QXL.win file (e.g. D:\DATA\QXL.win) 
and

close the form using "OK". Now your (edited) QXL.win is mounted as
WIN1.

Start the QL emulation using "OK" on QPC2's main form and your
QXL.win BOOTs. If the boot process still fails, go back to step 2.

If all is well, you can save QPC2's device configuration using the
"Save" button on QPC2's main form.

Good luck!

QL forever!

Cheers,
Urs



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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[peterfox]

Hi Norm and Michael,

I found that I had another boot file on another machine which worked 
and when I looked at it, I knew that I had to get this file into my 
machine. Unfortunately, since my copy of QPC2 is not working, I had to 
copy the boot file in line by line which was hard work but has been 
done, thankfully. Once I had tracked down the errors of copying I was in 
business at 1235 today and have brought myself up-to-date.


Thank you for your interest.

While writing, what please is QDTInit? I have the instructions to make 
it work but what does it do?


TIA & Regards,

Peter Fox

On 17.06.2016 16:16, Michael Bulford wrote:

Norm,

I've followed your instructions down to Double click the exercise 
file to run.

Then the following messages appear ...

This application failed to start because it could not find or load
the Qt platform plugin "windows" in "".
Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an 
unusual way.

Please contact the application's support team for more information.

Michael



- Original Message -
From: Norman Dunbar 
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016, 14:03
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

OK,  lunchtime!

I've uploaded a 32 bit windows binary to
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/.

1. Click on the files tab.
2. Click on Windows 32-64bit.
3. Click on Qxlwin.Zip to download.
4. Click parent folder.
5. Click QT5SupportFiles.
6. Click QR5SUPPORTFILES.zip to download.

Create a folder, call it c:\qxlwin. Extract both zip files into that 
location.

Double click the exercise file to run.
File->Open and select your qxlwin file.

The Header tab displays details of the file. Numbers are in hex or
decimal. Change with the two buttons at the bottom.

Map displays the map. Not likely to be helpful.

Files displays the entire structure of the directory tree. It's
windows explorer for qxlwin files.

File Viewer is just that. Double click  file in the Files tab to
display it here.

I haven't looked at this utility since 2012 but I'm sure you can copy
the text of a file in the viewer to save it as a PC file. Beware of 
ql

to PC character conversion though.

HTH.


Cheers,
Norm.


On 17 June 2016 09:20:18 BST, Norman Dunbar  
wrote:

I have a utility on https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/ which
should allow anyone to extract any file from a QXL win file.

However,  I've just checked and it appears I've never uploaded a
compiled version. Oops!

Like qstripper, it runs on Linux, Windows and if you have QT, on Mac 
if

you compile the source yourself.

I'll try to get a compiled version uploaded ASAP.


Cheers,
Norm.
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Michael Bulford]

Norm,

I've followed your instructions down to Double click the exercise file to run.
Then the following messages appear ...

This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt 
platform plugin "windows" in "".
Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.

Michael



- Original Message -
From: Norman Dunbar 
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016, 14:03
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

OK,  lunchtime!

I've uploaded a 32 bit windows binary to 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/.

1. Click on the files tab.
2. Click on Windows 32-64bit.
3. Click on Qxlwin.Zip to download.
4. Click parent folder.
5. Click QT5SupportFiles.
6. Click QR5SUPPORTFILES.zip to download.

Create a folder, call it c:\qxlwin. Extract both zip files into that location.
Double click the exercise file to run.
File->Open and select your qxlwin file.

The Header tab displays details of the file. Numbers are in hex or decimal. 
Change with the two buttons at the bottom.

Map displays the map. Not likely to be helpful.

Files displays the entire structure of the directory tree. It's windows 
explorer for qxlwin files.

File Viewer is just that. Double click  file in the Files tab to display it 
here. 

I haven't looked at this utility since 2012 but I'm sure you can copy the text 
of a file in the viewer to save it as a PC file. Beware of ql to PC character 
conversion though.

HTH.


Cheers,
Norm.


On 17 June 2016 09:20:18 BST, Norman Dunbar  wrote:
>I have a utility on https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/ which
>should allow anyone to extract any file from a QXL win file. 
>
>However,  I've just checked and it appears I've never uploaded a
>compiled version. Oops!
>
>Like qstripper, it runs on Linux, Windows and if you have QT, on Mac if
>you compile the source yourself.
>
>I'll try to get a compiled version uploaded ASAP. 
>
>
>Cheers,
>Norm.
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

PS. I'm at work. I didn't have a qxlwin file to test with and the QPC demo is 
blocked by our thought police software.

Let me know if you have problems or foibles.

Cheers,
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

OK,  lunchtime!

I've uploaded a 32 bit windows binary to 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/.

1. Click on the files tab.
2. Click on Windows 32-64bit.
3. Click on Qxlwin.Zip to download.
4. Click parent folder.
5. Click QT5SupportFiles.
6. Click QR5SUPPORTFILES.zip to download.

Create a folder, call it c:\qxlwin. Extract both zip files into that location.
Double click the exercise file to run.
File->Open and select your qxlwin file.

The Header tab displays details of the file. Numbers are in hex or decimal. 
Change with the two buttons at the bottom.

Map displays the map. Not likely to be helpful.

Files displays the entire structure of the directory tree. It's windows 
explorer for qxlwin files.

File Viewer is just that. Double click  file in the Files tab to display it 
here. 

I haven't looked at this utility since 2012 but I'm sure you can copy the text 
of a file in the viewer to save it as a PC file. Beware of ql to PC character 
conversion though.

HTH.


Cheers,
Norm.


On 17 June 2016 09:20:18 BST, Norman Dunbar  wrote:
>I have a utility on https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/ which
>should allow anyone to extract any file from a QXL win file. 
>
>However,  I've just checked and it appears I've never uploaded a
>compiled version. Oops!
>
>Like qstripper, it runs on Linux, Windows and if you have QT, on Mac if
>you compile the source yourself.
>
>I'll try to get a compiled version uploaded ASAP. 
>
>
>Cheers,
>Norm.
>-- 
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

I have a utility on https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/ which should allow 
anyone to extract any file from a QXL win file. 

However,  I've just checked and it appears I've never uploaded a compiled 
version. Oops!

Like qstripper, it runs on Linux, Windows and if you have QT, on Mac if you 
compile the source yourself.

I'll try to get a compiled version uploaded ASAP. 


Cheers,
Norm.
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Re: [Ql-Users] uQLx on Linux (various HW platforms, various Linux distributions)

[Peter Graf]

Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
>> End of 2013 Peter Graf sent me a work-in-progress version of uQLx with
>> QL_BDI support (uqlx-src-peter-17-11-2013.zip). He stated that this works on
>> his (then) recent Debian 32-bit.
> 
> It doesn't work on my 64 bit linux.

The point might be 32 bit, not so much how recent. In 2013 there were
already the problems with 64 bit for some time.

Urs did you actually use a clean 32 Bit installation?

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Re: [Ql-Users] uQLx on Linux (various HW platforms, various Linux distributions)

[Wolfgang Lenerz]

Hi,

(...)

>  
> 
> End of 2013 Peter Graf sent me a work-in-progress version of uQLx with
> QL_BDI support (uqlx-src-peter-17-11-2013.zip). He stated that this works on
> his (then) recent Debian 32-bit.
> 

It doesn't work on my 64 bit linux.

> 
> Is it only me or is it true that all the old uQLx distributions plus the two
> above are not able to be installed and run on recent Linux systems (modern
> HW platforms, recent 32-bit or 64-bit Linux distributions). I one says one
> or the other uQLx distribution works could he or she provide an
> understandable and working step-by-step guide.
> 
>  
> 
Same here, they don't work.

Wolfgang

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[Ql-Users] uQLx on Linux (various HW platforms, various Linux distributions)

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Hi QLers,

the only three Linux machines I own are my NAS, a SubNotebook and my
Raspberry Pi. While the NAS has its job to do, the SubNotebook gets dust on
a shelf, the Raspi gets at least fired up whenever I want to test a new
version of QL/E.

At work the situation is completely different, at least at the moment. We
are ramping up some new point-of-sales computers (3 series with the
following platforms: BayTrail, Haswell, Skylake) and are making sure the
retail applications work smoothly under both Windows and Linux. While the
Windows world is easy for me, Linux is still a bit of a mystery. Don't get
me wrong, installing a Linux distribution is most of the time trouble-free,
installing professional packages such as Java or device drivers for receipt
printers, barcode scanners, etc. is also easy and works most of the time. My
personal Unix/Linux know-how is somehow limited, but I'm save on the
desktops and with graphical dialogs plus I know some basic shell commands
and the purpose of some folders.

Installing and running SMSQmulator under Linux is trouble-free, I just unzip
the QL/E distribution and start it using the shell command "java -jar
entire_path_to_jar_file".

But even I wrote the step-by-step installation guide for uQLx ARM for the
Raspberry Pi, I constantly fail to install and run uQLx on Intel based Linux
systems. IIRC the last time I succeeded was about 12 years ago at a Swiss QL
workshop where Jon Dent and Markus Dettwiler were giving me a helping hand.

A year ago John was wrote to me:

> Have you seen  
https://github.com/slimlogic/uqlx-fork

> This has a version of uQLx that now works on native 64bit Linux boxes 

> without seg faulting when trying to modify files.

> You could previously run uQLx on a 64bit Linux only if you had the 

> 32bit i386 architecture packages.

 

End of 2013 Peter Graf sent me a work-in-progress version of uQLx with
QL_BDI support (uqlx-src-peter-17-11-2013.zip). He stated that this works on
his (then) recent Debian 32-bit.

 

Is it only me or is it true that all the old uQLx distributions plus the two
above are not able to be installed and run on recent Linux systems (modern
HW platforms, recent 32-bit or 64-bit Linux distributions). I one says one
or the other uQLx distribution works could he or she provide an
understandable and working step-by-step guide.

 

Urs

 

QL forever!

http://www.sinclairql.net/

 

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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Urs Koenig (QL)]

Peter Fox wrote:
> What I have managed to do is find a much better boot file which solve all my
> problems provided that I can get it into QPC2 which is not working at the
> moment and without a floppy drive available.
> 
> Have you any ideas?
Hi Peter,

I have an easy way for you at hand:
Download QL/E, a well maintained and ready to run QPC2 configuration with zero 
setup work to do.
http://www.sinclairql.net/repository.html#QLE

It's just a 1-2-3 and you're ready:
1. Unzip it to your preferred location (e.g. your user profiles document folder 
where you have full read-write access).
2. Well zero configuration only if you want to use QL/E without your QXL.win. 
In your case start the QPC2.exe in the qle folder and make sure you hold the 
SHIFT key when starting QPC2.exe otherwise yu will not get the QPC2 config 
dialog.
3. Open the "Devices" form and configure WIN2 to the full path-filename of your 
personal QXL.win file (e.g. D:\DATA\QXL.win) and close the form using "OK".

Now you're ready, start the QL emulation using "OK" on QPC2's main form.

The QL/E environment boots and you get a desktop with many utilities available. 
Use your preferred ones (QPAC2 Files, MasterSpy, SBASIC, you name it) to review 
and edit your personal BOOT file which is on WIN2_.

Whenever you feel ready exit QPC2 and restart it like explained in step 2. Then 
open the "Devices" form and configure WIN1 to the full path-filename of your 
personal QXL.win file (e.g. D:\DATA\QXL.win) and close the form using "OK". Now 
your (edited) QXL.win is mounted as WIN1.

Start the QL emulation using "OK" on QPC2's main form and your QXL.win BOOTs. 
If the boot process still fails, go back to step 2.

If all is well, you can save QPC2's device configuration using the "Save" 
button on QPC2's main form.

Good luck!

QL forever!

Cheers,
Urs



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