Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-08-01 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 01.08.2015 um 18:29 schrieb Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk: ... Please excuse my brevity... I had a laugh at this one. Somehow the list decided to send me your post three times ;) Tobias ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-08-01 Thread peterfox
Morning Norman, In the midst of all my other problems, I finally had a go at Winback this morning but have run into a problem. I have changed the FLP1_ in line 1070 to win1_ and I get a not found error. I have also tried win1_winback_ and but still get the same error. Can you help

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-08-01 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 1 August 2015 12:33:45 BST, peterfox peter...@cix.co.uk wrote: Morning Norman, In the midst of all my other problems, I finally had a go at Winback this morning but have run into a problem. I have changed the FLP1_ in line 1070 to win1_ and I get a not found error. I have also tried

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-08-01 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 1 August 2015 12:33:45 BST, peterfox peter...@cix.co.uk wrote: Morning Norman, In the midst of all my other problems, I finally had a go at Winback this morning but have run into a problem. I have changed the FLP1_ in line 1070 to win1_ and I get a not found error. I have also tried

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-08-01 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 1 August 2015 12:33:45 BST, peterfox peter...@cix.co.uk wrote: Morning Norman, In the midst of all my other problems, I finally had a go at Winback this morning but have run into a problem. I have changed the FLP1_ in line 1070 to win1_ and I get a not found error. I have also tried

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-08-01 Thread Ralf Reköndt
Seems he had a major problem with K9 - Original Message - From: Tobias Fröschle Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8 Am 01.08.2015 um 18:29 schrieb Norman Dunbar ... Please excuse my brevity... I had a laugh at this one. Somehow

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-08-01 Thread Norman Dunbar
On 1 August 2015 17:39:36 BST, Tobias Fröschle tobias.froesc...@t-online.de wrote: Am 01.08.2015 um 18:29 schrieb Norman Dunbar nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk: ... Please excuse my brevity... I had a laugh at this one. Somehow the list decided to send me your post three times ;) Tobias

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-20 Thread BSJR
Op Sat, 18 Jul 2015 23:40:45 +0200 schreef Marcel Kilgus ql-us...@mail.kilgus.net: jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. What are you talking about? This has never been the case for QPC. Marcel To complete the

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-20 Thread Derek Stewart
On 20/07/15 11:26, BSJR wrote: Op Sat, 18 Jul 2015 23:40:45 +0200 schreef Marcel Kilgus ql-us...@mail.kilgus.net: jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. What are you talking about? This has never been the case for QPC.

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-20 Thread Bob Spelten
Op Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:51:00 +0200 schreef Derek Stewart de...@q40.de: On 20/07/15 11:26, BSJR wrote: Op Sat, 18 Jul 2015 23:40:45 +0200 schreef Marcel Kilgus ql-us...@mail.kilgus.net: jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-20 Thread tobias.froesc...@t-online.de
Derek, Windows makes a lot of sense if you have the QXL PC connected to a network (I personally use OS/2 Warp on my QXL PC, much for the same reason.) your ASSIGN tip works fine if you want more than one QXL drive. Tobias -Original-Nachricht- Betreff: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-20 Thread Derek
...@t-online.de Sent: ‎20/‎07/‎2015 14:37 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8 Derek, Windows makes a lot of sense if you have the QXL PC connected to a network (I personally use OS/2 Warp on my QXL PC, much for the same reason.) your ASSIGN tip works

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-20 Thread tobias.froesc...@t-online.de
can just on the fly connect to the internet and draw some essential SW from Dilwyn's site ;) Tobias -Original-Nachricht- Betreff: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8 Datum: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:00:58 +0200 Von: Derek de...@q40.de An: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Hi Tobias, I have a QXL connected to my

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Derek Stewart
On 18/07/15 22:36, jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. Either alter the source code, assembling or hack smsq.bin or smsqe.bin by removing the drive locations, and keeping the file the same length by adding nulls

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Derek Stewart
Kooks like Attachments are not allowed on the list. Regards, Derek On 19/07/15 09:12, Derek Stewart wrote: On 18/07/15 22:36, jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. Either alter the source code, assembling or hack

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Wolf
Good grief, whatever gave you that impression? You can freely choose where your qxl.win file should lie, of course! Wolfgang On 07/18/2015 11:36 PM, jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. Either alter the source code,

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 19.07.2015 um 10:12 schrieb Derek Stewart de...@q40.de: On 18/07/15 22:36, jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. Either alter the source code, assembling or hack smsq.bin or smsqe.bin by removing the drive

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
A qxl.win file doesn't even have to be on a hard disk. When Roger Godley was doing his GD Xchange upgrade he sent me each of his updates on a small qxl.win file. I saved them to pen memory and then adjusted the QPC2 device list temporarily at runtime, I remember seeing a small QXL.WIN (1MB?)

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 19/07/2015 09:39, Wolf wrote: Good grief, whatever gave you that impression? You can freely choose where your qxl.win file should lie, of course! Wolfgang On 07/18/2015 11:36 PM, jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Dilwyn Jones
Well, I have som win files lying on the SAN’s network drives. That makes it easy to exchange files between QPC2s running on different machines. Tobias Yes, this is very useful that QPC2 lets you assign a network path for a QXL.WIN Dilwyn ___

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread John Gilpin
I have a .win file on a pen-stick which I use for storing the NEMQLUG Games and all I do is configure the QPC2 devices page where Win1_ is set to f:\QT10.Win where f is the drive letter given to the Pen-Stick, QT10 is the name I have chosen for a 10Mb .win file and this worked first time and

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-19 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Well, I have som win files lying on the SAN’s network drives. That makes it easy to exchange files between QPC2s running on different machines. Tobias Am 19.07.2015 um 19:45 schrieb John Gilpin thegilp...@btinternet.com: I have a .win file on a pen-stick which I use for storing the NEMQLUG

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread Derek Stewart
On 17/07/15 20:53, pjwitte wrote: On 17/07/2015 17:27, François Van Emelen wrote: Op 17/07/2015 om 11:38 schreef peterfox: Hi Marcel, I have had another look on C: and it is not obvious. Any Suggestions, please? How can one create a larger QXL.Win, please? TIA Regards Peter Hi, I

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread Tobias Fröschle
Am 18.07.2015 um 11:46 schrieb Derek Stewart de...@q40.de: On 17/07/15 20:53, pjwitte wrote: On 17/07/2015 17:27, François Van Emelen wrote: Op 17/07/2015 om 11:38 schreef peterfox: Hi Marcel, I have had another look on C: and it is not obvious. Any Suggestions, please? How can

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread peterfox
Hi Francois, Thank you for your input. My puzzlement is where do you actually type FORMAT Win1_10 to get a 10 Mb win device on C. I have tried the run command and it obviously tried to do something but I cannot find it. TIA Regards, Peter On 18.07.2015 10:53, Tobias Fröschle wrote:

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread jms1
The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. Either alter the source code, assembling or hack smsq.bin or smsqe.bin by removing the drive locations, and keeping the file the same length by adding nulls after. I have done this for years

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread Derek
in the QPC2 Devices setup. For completeness, issue WIN_FORMAT 0 to disable formatting. Regards, Derek -Original Message- From: François Van Emelen francois.vaneme...@telenet.be Sent: ‎18/‎07/‎2015 17:56 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread Marcel Kilgus
jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe. What are you talking about? This has never been the case for QPC. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread Ralf Reköndt
And also not for the two native access parts, Atari and Qxx- There were always SBASIC ways to select a WIN to format at will. - Original Message - From: Marcel Kilgus jms1 wrote: The real problem is the locations for the win1 to 8 is hard coded in the scource of smsq and smsqe.

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread Dilwyn Jones
without me having to remember which files I need to copy from which machine to which. Dilwyn Jones -Original Message- From: peterfox Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 4:12 PM To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8 Hi Francois, Thank you for your input. My

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-18 Thread François Van Emelen
Op 18/07/2015 om 17:12 schreef peterfox: Hi Francois, Thank you for your input. My puzzlement is where do you actually type FORMAT Win1_10 to get a 10 Mb win device on C. I have tried the run command and it obviously tried to do something but I cannot find it. TIA Regards, Peter SNIP

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread François Van Emelen
Op 17/07/2015 om 11:38 schreef peterfox: Hi Marcel, I have had another look on C: and it is not obvious. Any Suggestions, please? How can one create a larger QXL.Win, please? TIA Regards Peter Hi, I suppose you need the instructions to format a 'win'. The manual says: WIN_FORMAT 1

[Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Peter Fox
Hi there, I seem to be having terrible problem with QPC2 and Win 8 and 8.1. When I start QPC2, it always starts with the splash screen that you can avoid by ticking the box in the bottom left corner. In my case even if the box is ticked the splash screen cannot be avoided. I have now tried to

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Marcel Kilgus
This unfortunately doesn't answer my question. Where are your QXL.WIN files located? I have a suspicion and need the complete path. Marcel Peter wrote: Hi Marcel, Thank you for coming back to me. I have been writing a diary for a very long time and these files were in Diary. Additionally,

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Peter Fox wrote: I have now tried to transfer QXL.win and QXL2.win back to a Windows 7 machine and have failed. The dates on the QXL files are 25 October 2014 even though there are files dated July 2015 within the files. Where are the files located? Marcel

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Marcel Kilgus
I have no idea how you even managed to do put them there in Windows 8, this should be pretty much impossible for normal users. Also, they would be write protected there. Note for everybody: DO NOT PUT FILES IN C:\ Search your drive for other copies of QXL.WIN which are more recent. The ones in

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread peterfox
Hi Marcel, Thank you for coming back to me. I have been writing a diary for a very long time and these files were in Diary. Additionally, I have many QSpread files in QXL2.win which are being updates every day. When I said that the dates on the QXL files are dated 25 October 2014 those are

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread peterfox
Hi Marcel, The QXL files are on C:\ and are C:\QXL.win and C:\QXL2.win I hope that this the answer you need. TIA Regards, Peter On 17.07.2015 09:54, Marcel Kilgus wrote: This unfortunately doesn't answer my question. Where are your QXL.WIN files located? I have a suspicion and need the

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread peterfox
Hi Marcel, I have looked on both D and E: and cannot find anything but thank you for the warning. I this a case of the file being called something else? can you help me on the other matter of increasing the size of QXL.win partitions, please? TIA Regards, Peter On 17.07.2015 10:06,

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Graeme Gregory
Hi Peter, Hit the Windows button and type *.win and windows should show you all locations of .win files. Graeme On Fri, 17 Jul 2015, at 10:20 AM, peterfox wrote: Hi Marcel, I have looked on both D and E: and cannot find anything but thank you for the warning. I this a case of the file

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread peterfox
Hi Marcel, I have had another look on C: and it is not obvious. Any Suggestions, please? How can one create a larger QXL.Win, please? TIA Regards Peter On 17.07.2015 10:27, Marcel Kilgus wrote: peterfox wrote: I have looked on both D and E: and cannot find anything but thank you for the

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread peterfox
Hi Graeme, Thank you for coming back to me. I have tried this and got a lot of answers but none of the correct ones. Can you please enlighten me on creating a new larger QXL.win? I have lost all my documentation, unfortunately and am groping in the dark. I think I have managed to

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread peterfox
Hi Geoff, Thank you for coming back to me. I am very vague about making QXL.Wins but is the command that you have given me is used in Windows or QPC2? TIA Regards, Peter On 17.07.2015 17:10, Geoff Wicks wrote: When you formatted a win disk formerly it was saved on the C: drive. If you

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Michael Bulford
Hi Peter, can you help me on the other matter of increasing the size of QXL.win partitions, please? I've had this problem myself. What I did was to create another QXL.win file, formatted it to a much higher capacity, then copied all the files across. To preserve the original dates, I used

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 17/07/2015 18:07, peterfox wrote: Hi Geoff, Thank you for coming back to me. I am very vague about making QXL.Wins but is the command that you have given me is used in Windows or QPC2? From within QPC2. I can understand your problem as I have also been grappling with it this week.

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Geoff Wicks
On 17/07/2015 10:06, Marcel Kilgus wrote: I have no idea how you even managed to do put them there in Windows 8, this should be pretty much impossible for normal users. Also, they would be write protected there. Note for everybody: DO NOT PUT FILES IN C:\ Search your drive for other copies of

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Geoff Wicks
When you formatted a win disk formerly it was saved on the C: drive. If you format a win disk under windows 8 it is saved in a subdirectory. I cannot remember the path but the command PRINT WIN_DRIVE(x), where x is the number of the drive, will give you the path. Sorry a typo. The

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread Norman Dunbar
Evening all. If you he'd over to Dilwyn's Web repository of all that is good in the QL World, and download my old Winback program, you can create a new hard drive file as win2, then set the clock and make a full backup of your current win1. Winback will set the win2 file dates etc exactly as

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread pjwitte
On 17/07/2015 10:36, Peter Fox wrote: Unfortuantely, I cannot remember how to increase the size of the QXL files because I have run out of space in QXL.win Can anyone help please? TIA and Regards, Here is a description on how to increase the size of your QLX.WIN drive on QPC2. Say you

Re: [Ql-Users] QPC2 and Win 8

2015-07-17 Thread pjwitte
On 17/07/2015 17:27, François Van Emelen wrote: Op 17/07/2015 om 11:38 schreef peterfox: Hi Marcel, I have had another look on C: and it is not obvious. Any Suggestions, please? How can one create a larger QXL.Win, please? TIA Regards Peter Hi, I suppose you need the instructions to