Another way to create a 'quick and dirty' text files is with OPEN_NEW and PRINT#
OPEN_NEW#3,"filename" PRINT #3,'A line of text' CLOSE #3 A bit clumsy, but OK for making a very short text file without needing an editor. -- Dilwyn Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] README_TXT > Thank you all for your comments. > > Just tried on the real QL, something such as > > copy con_ to ram1_test > the magic number is 27314 > > <CTRL> + <Space> > > afterwards I can see the text file using the TK2 command VIEW. > The only thing I miss is input echo, I have to type blindly (and as all of > you know the QL keyboard is somewhat Â$%?(&/"#) > Is there a way to perform such an action with input echo turned on? > > This experiment suggests QDOS does not need an EOF character (which IIRC is > not a char that sits there as a byte of the file but is rather a command to > close the file under MSDOS) > > In case the file would not have been properly closed on the disk - does QDOS > or TK2 have an utility to check for the integrity of a disk (something > comparable to CHKDSK from the MSDOS world)? > > Best regards > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
