Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[jms1]

On 2016-06-19 19:28, Norman Dunbar wrote:

On 18/06/16 12:37, Michael Bulford wrote:

Hi Norm,
I think I'll wait .. there appears to be something wrong with this 
download.The file seems much bigger than advertised.


Right then it seems that this is more complicated on Windows than it
needs to be.

I've uploaded the correct qwindows.dll to
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/files/Windows%2032-64bit/ so
you will need to go there and fetch it.

In your QxlWin application directory, create a new directory called 
plugins.


Within this new directory, create a new directory called platforms.

Save the qwindows.dll in there.


Now it should work. The problem I have in testing with a completely
bare CMD session, is that no matter whet I did, with or without that
file present or not, it simply worked.

There's no Windows around here that has not got Qt installed (I only
have it in a VM these days) so I'm unable to test this. From the docs
on the Qt web site, it needs to be in the
application/plugins/platforms folder.

Why they make this complicated I don't know, it was never like this
on the previous versions.

Good luck. Let me know how you get on.


Cheers,
Norm.


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[Michael Bulford]

Hi Norm,
I downloaded the file and installed it in c:\Qxlwin\plugins\platforms.The same 
error messages appear, as before.  All of the .dll files have the type of Free 
Viewer association.Would that make a difference?
Michael

  From: Norman Dunbar <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
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On 18/06/16 12:37, Michael Bulford wrote:
> Hi Norm,
> I think I'll wait .. there appears to be something wrong with this 
> download.The file seems much bigger than advertised.

Right then it seems that this is more complicated on Windows than it 
needs to be.

I've uploaded the correct qwindows.dll to 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/files/Windows%2032-64bit/so you 
will need to go there and fetch it.

In your QxlWin application directory, create a new directory called plugins.

Within this new directory, create a new directory called platforms.

Save the qwindows.dll in there.


Now it should work. The problem I have in testing with a completely bare 
CMD session, is that no matter whet I did, with or without that file 
present or not, it simply worked.

There's no Windows around here that has not got Qt installed (I only 
have it in a VM these days) so I'm unable to test this. From the docs on 
the Qt web site, it needs to be in the application/plugins/platforms folder.

Why they make this complicated I don't know, it was never like this on 
the previous versions.

Good luck. Let me know how you get on.


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

[Norman Dunbar]

On 18/06/16 12:37, Michael Bulford wrote:

Hi Norm,
I think I'll wait .. there appears to be something wrong with this download.The 
file seems much bigger than advertised.


Right then it seems that this is more complicated on Windows than it 
needs to be.


I've uploaded the correct qwindows.dll to 
https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/files/Windows%2032-64bit/ so you 
will need to go there and fetch it.


In your QxlWin application directory, create a new directory called plugins.

Within this new directory, create a new directory called platforms.

Save the qwindows.dll in there.


Now it should work. The problem I have in testing with a completely bare 
CMD session, is that no matter whet I did, with or without that file 
present or not, it simply worked.


There's no Windows around here that has not got Qt installed (I only 
have it in a VM these days) so I'm unable to test this. From the docs on 
the Qt web site, it needs to be in the application/plugins/platforms folder.


Why they make this complicated I don't know, it was never like this on 
the previous versions.


Good luck. Let me know how you get on.


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

[Norman Dunbar]

On 18/06/16 08:58, Derek Stewart wrote:


Do you have a Linux version.



We now have a 64 bit Linux version ready for download.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/qxlwin/files/Linux%2064bit/


Cheers,
Norm.


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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Dilwyn Jones]

-Original Message- 
From: John Alexander 
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:05 PM 
To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com 
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please 


On 18/06/16 22:46, Graeme Gregory wrote:

On Sat, 18 Jun 2016, at 10:46 PM, Norman Dunbar wrote:

Hi Derek,

QT source code is available for download,  so porting could be done.
However, it's written in C++ as opposed to plain C, so we would need to
port gcc or g++ first.

I suspect it's a non starter.


It also needs a few hundred megs of RAM to compile!

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I feel a need for a mega QL based on say an FPGA and a wedge of RAM

This QL deserves to Eat All The Pies (tm)

A 1 Yottabyte Q68 should do the trick, John ;-)

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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[John Alexander]

On 18/06/16 22:46, Graeme Gregory wrote:

On Sat, 18 Jun 2016, at 10:46 PM, Norman Dunbar wrote:

Hi Derek,

QT source code is available for download,  so porting could be done.
However, it's written in C++ as opposed to plain C, so we would need to
port gcc or g++ first.

I suspect it's a non starter.


It also needs a few hundred megs of RAM to compile!

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I feel a need for a mega QL based on say an FPGA and a wedge of RAM

This QL deserves to Eat All The Pies (tm)

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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Graeme Gregory]

On Sat, 18 Jun 2016, at 10:46 PM, Norman Dunbar wrote:
> Hi Derek,
> 
> QT source code is available for download,  so porting could be done.
> However, it's written in C++ as opposed to plain C, so we would need to
> port gcc or g++ first.
> 
> I suspect it's a non starter.
> 
It also needs a few hundred megs of RAM to compile!

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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

Hi Derek,

QT source code is available for download,  so porting could be done. However, 
it's written in C++ as opposed to plain C, so we would need to port gcc or g++ 
first.

I suspect it's a non starter.


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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

Hi Dilwyn, 

that's how windows works. Linux too. 

These are shared libraries that are not statically linked to the application. 
So if I was to upgrade Qstripper to use the latest version of QT,  then those 
same shared files can now be used by both applications. 

Many years ago, the best C and C++ compiler was Borland.  Microsoft advertised 
their compiler, as producing far smaller executables than everyone else. This 
was true. However what they neglected to mention was that all the shared 
libraries were already installed on windows as part of the OS. Which they are 
not, technically.

All the other compiler vendors had to ship their files with their executables,  
making the install much bigger.

HTH

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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

Probably wise!
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Norman Dunbar]

Hi Derek,

I wrote it on Linux originally but the code compiles for windows too without 
any changes. I'll try and upload a Linux version ASAP.  I didn't get time today 
and I am away tomorrow. Probably Monday. 

The windows version is missing a file qwindows.dll. so that won't work on 
windows or wine at the moment.

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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Derek]

Well it was described ad an Exercise file...

Is it possible to ha QT ported to the QL

Regards
Derek

-Original Message-
From: "Dilwyn Jones" <dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.uk>
Sent: ‎18/‎06/‎2016 14:22
To: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" <ql-us...@q-v-d.com>
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

Hmm, a grand total of 48MB of runtimes in 7 files just for a 112KB 
executable!

Dilwyn

-Original Message- 
From: Michael Bulford
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 12:37 PM
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

Hi Norm,
I think I'll wait .. there appears to be something wrong with this 
download.The file seems much bigger than advertised.
Michael


  From: Norman Dunbar <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016, 20:24
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

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!


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

[Dilwyn Jones]

Hmm, a grand total of 48MB of runtimes in 7 files just for a 112KB 
executable!


Dilwyn

-Original Message- 
From: Michael Bulford

Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 12:37 PM
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

Hi Norm,
I think I'll wait .. there appears to be something wrong with this 
download.The file seems much bigger than advertised.

Michael


 From: Norman Dunbar <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016, 20:24
Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

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!


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

[Michael Bulford]

Hi Norm,
I think I'll wait .. there appears to be something wrong with this download.The 
file seems much bigger than advertised.
Michael


  From: Norman Dunbar <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
 To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com 
 Sent: Friday, 17 June 2016, 20:24
 Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
   
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

[Doug L]

There is also the "Wine" on p. 162 of "Cotė Ce, Cotė La, Tronodad & Tobago 
Dictionary"' Verb. DGL. 

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On Jun 18, 2016 4:09 AM, Derek Stewart  wrote:
>
> Hi Norman, 
>
> Tried under Wine, did not run, it could not find QT plugin. 
>
> I maybe should try drinking some Wine first... 
>
> Regards, 
>
> Derek 
>
> On 17/06/16 20:24, Norman Dunbar wrote: 
> > 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! 
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers, 
> > Norm. 
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Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please

[Derek Stewart]

Hi Norman,

Tried under Wine, did not run, it could not find QT plugin.

I maybe should try drinking some Wine first...

Regards,

Derek

On 17/06/16 20:24, Norman Dunbar wrote:

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!


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

[Derek Stewart]

Hi Norman,

Do you have a Linux version.

Regards,

Derek

On 17/06/16 20:24, Norman Dunbar wrote:

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!


Cheers,
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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,
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[Derek]

Hi Peter,

QDTinst is the QDT Desktop installation program.

Regards
Derek

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Sent: ‎17/‎06/‎2016 16:59
To: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" <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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
> 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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk> 
> 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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[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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[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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[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 <michaelbulf...@yahoo.co.uk> 
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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
>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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
>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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk> 
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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[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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk>
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 <nor...@dunbar-it.co.uk> 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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[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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[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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[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,
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[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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[Michael Bulford]

Hi Peter,

I believe I may have had the same problem myself.  Let me explain.  I use QPC2 
regularly, and have an elaborate boot file, which gets occasionally modified.  
Some time ago, I made some changes, and saved the boot file.  The very next 
time I started QPC2, it crashed, and was totally unusable.  What I then needed 
to do to recover the situation was to re edit my boot file to reverse the 
changes.  But how could I do this, when every time I started QPC2, it crashed.  
That was the problem.

If this is the problem you are having, there is a way around this.  On QPC2s 
front panel, select the devices button, which is at the bottom left corner.  
Under Boot options, there is the choice of selecting either from floppy disk, 
if one is loaded, or choosing a win directory, in which to look for a boot 
file.  There is a choice of eight of them.  And even if all that fails, you 
could always blank out the win1_ entry under Win/Dos connections.  Once QPC2 
starts, you then have access to everything, and can sort out all your files 
from everywhere.


I hope that helps.


Kind regards,
Michael



 
>- Original Message -
>From: peterfox <peter...@cix.co.uk>
>To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com
>Sent: Thursday, 16 June 2016, 17:15
>Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
>
>Tobias,
>
>Thank you for coming back to me. I did not know that attachments did 
>not go through so apologies.
>
>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?
>
>TIA & Regards,
>
>Peter
>
>
>
>
>On 16.06.2016 12:47, tobias.froesc...@t-online.de wrote:
>> Peter,
>>
>> I assume you are talking about an attachment you were adding to your
>> post - Note the list does _not_ forward attachments, so we cannot see
>> it.
>>
>> I am a bit at loss why you would want to explicitely want to load
>> SMSQE.BIN (or SMSQR, which could well be a re-configured one) in your
>> boot. QPC2 loads SMSQ/E without being asked for it, after all it's 
>> the
>> only OS it has and that must be already running before BOOT time . 
>> You
>> do not need that and it seems to be a sign of very responsible
>> programming by the original authors that this used to work at all.
>>
>> What IPCEXTUK is supposed to do escapes me as well - I'm afraid we'd
>> need the BOOT embedded as text into an e-mail to further look into
>> this.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tobias
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original-Nachricht-
>> Betreff: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
>> Datum: 2016-06-16T10:51:07+0200
>> Von: "Peter Fox" <peter...@cix.co.uk>
>> An: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" <ql-us...@q-v-d.com>
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> In an effort to change a few things in my boot file in QPC2, I have
>> run into a very large
>> number of problems.
>>
>> Firstly I have SMSQR dated 2003 and 65K bytes. My boot file working
>> perfectly well until
>> I disturbed it. SMSQE  was in the boot file but now it does not find
>> either SMSQE or
>> SMSQR. I have REMarked it out at the moment. Will this give me any 
>> problems?
>>
>> In addition, I have been having problems with IPCEXTUK which is in
>> line 180. The calls
>> are in line 200 and are shewn in the screen shot to have the wrong 
>> parameters.
>>
>> These parameters did work but what please should I do next?
>>
>> TIA & Regards,
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> p.s. I have a nasty feeling that these problems may well continue but
>> I will have to try
>> and deal with them one at a time.
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[peterfox]

Tobias,

Thank you for coming back to me. I did not know that attachments did 
not go through so apologies.


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?

TIA & Regards,

Peter

On 16.06.2016 12:47, tobias.froesc...@t-online.de wrote:

Peter,

I assume you are talking about an attachment you were adding to your
post - Note the list does _not_ forward attachments, so we cannot see
it.

I am a bit at loss why you would want to explicitely want to load
SMSQE.BIN (or SMSQR, which could well be a re-configured one) in your
boot. QPC2 loads SMSQ/E without being asked for it, after all it's 
the
only OS it has and that must be already running before BOOT time . 
You

do not need that and it seems to be a sign of very responsible
programming by the original authors that this used to work at all.

What IPCEXTUK is supposed to do escapes me as well - I'm afraid we'd
need the BOOT embedded as text into an e-mail to further look into
this.

Regards,
Tobias



-Original-Nachricht-
Betreff: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
Datum: 2016-06-16T10:51:07+0200
Von: "Peter Fox" 
An: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" 

Hi there,

In an effort to change a few things in my boot file in QPC2, I have
run into a very large
number of problems.

Firstly I have SMSQR dated 2003 and 65K bytes. My boot file working
perfectly well until
I disturbed it. SMSQE  was in the boot file but now it does not find
either SMSQE or
SMSQR. I have REMarked it out at the moment. Will this give me any 
problems?


In addition, I have been having problems with IPCEXTUK which is in
line 180. The calls
are in line 200 and are shewn in the screen shot to have the wrong 
parameters.


These parameters did work but what please should I do next?

TIA & Regards,

Peter

p.s. I have a nasty feeling that these problems may well continue but
I will have to try
and deal with them one at a time.

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[peterfox]

Hi Wolfgang,

Thank you for coming back to me. I did have an idea that they were Tony 
Firshman but could not remember quite what.


In my efforts to find a copy of my boot file, I have been digging round 
and found a much better boot file but how to get it into QPC2 when it is 
not working, I do not know.


Have you any ideas?

TIA & Regards,

Peter

On 16.06.2016 16:15, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:

Hi,

I think the IPCEXTUK extensions are for Hermes - which you wouldn't
need under QPC, so just remove them!

HTH

Wolfgang



-Original-Nachricht-
Betreff: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
Datum: 2016-06-16T10:51:07+0200
Von: "Peter Fox" 
An: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" 

Hi there,

In an effort to change a few things in my boot file in QPC2, I have 
run into a very large

number of problems.

Firstly I have SMSQR dated 2003 and 65K bytes. My boot file working 
perfectly well until
I disturbed it. SMSQE  was in the boot file but now it does not find 
either SMSQE or
SMSQR. I have REMarked it out at the moment. Will this give me any 
problems?


In addition, I have been having problems with IPCEXTUK which is in 
line 180. The calls
are in line 200 and are shewn in the screen shot to have the wrong 
parameters.


These parameters did work but what please should I do next?

TIA & Regards,

Peter

p.s. I have a nasty feeling that these problems may well continue 
but I will have to try

and deal with them one at a time.

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[Wolfgang Lenerz]

Hi,

I think the IPCEXTUK extensions are for Hermes - which you wouldn't need 
under QPC, so just remove them!


HTH

Wolfgang



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Betreff: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
Datum: 2016-06-16T10:51:07+0200
Von: "Peter Fox" 
An: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" 

Hi there,

In an effort to change a few things in my boot file in QPC2, I have run into a 
very large
number of problems.

Firstly I have SMSQR dated 2003 and 65K bytes. My boot file working perfectly 
well until
I disturbed it. SMSQE  was in the boot file but now it does not find either 
SMSQE or
SMSQR. I have REMarked it out at the moment. Will this give me any problems?

In addition, I have been having problems with IPCEXTUK which is in line 180. 
The calls
are in line 200 and are shewn in the screen shot to have the wrong parameters.

These parameters did work but what please should I do next?

TIA & Regards,

Peter

p.s. I have a nasty feeling that these problems may well continue but I will 
have to try
and deal with them one at a time.

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[tobias.froesc...@t-online.de]

Peter,

I assume you are talking about an attachment you were adding to your post - 
Note the list does _not_ forward attachments, so we cannot see it.

I am a bit at loss why you would want to explicitely want to load SMSQE.BIN (or 
SMSQR, which could well be a re-configured one) in your boot. QPC2 loads SMSQ/E 
without being asked for it, after all it's the only OS it has and that must be 
already running before BOOT time . You do not need that and it seems to be a 
sign of very responsible programming by the original authors that this used to 
work at all.

What IPCEXTUK is supposed to do escapes me as well - I'm afraid we'd need the 
BOOT embedded as text into an e-mail to further look into this.

Regards,
Tobias



-Original-Nachricht-
Betreff: [Ql-Users] More Help Please
Datum: 2016-06-16T10:51:07+0200
Von: "Peter Fox" 
An: "ql-us...@q-v-d.com" 

Hi there,

In an effort to change a few things in my boot file in QPC2, I have run into a 
very large
number of problems.

Firstly I have SMSQR dated 2003 and 65K bytes. My boot file working perfectly 
well until
I disturbed it. SMSQE  was in the boot file but now it does not find either 
SMSQE or
SMSQR. I have REMarked it out at the moment. Will this give me any problems?

In addition, I have been having problems with IPCEXTUK which is in line 180. 
The calls
are in line 200 and are shewn in the screen shot to have the wrong parameters. 

These parameters did work but what please should I do next?

TIA & Regards,

Peter

p.s. I have a nasty feeling that these problems may well continue but I will 
have to try
and deal with them one at a time.

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