OK, I've found the answer here, http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Bay/2602/ql.html
I'll have another go tonight. Quoting aup...@dsl.pipex.com: > I sent an e-mail last night but I'm not sure if it was received. Anyway, I > thought I'd try to copy from my real ql > to a q-emulator ql over the serial port, and I'm getting better results that > I was getting using a DOS prompt. I'm > getting so close now I can taste it. > > Using q-emulator's serial port I have been able to copy complete files back > and forth between the emulated and real > ql's (no more ctrl-z problems). I just have one last problem with > executables. > > I am able to copy the complete file and if I do a copy mdv1_filename to scr_ > on the real and emulated ql's the > output on the screen appears identical; but when I try to EXEC the "target" > file (the copy) I get "bad parameter", > whereas the "source" file runs correctly. I think this must be what several > of you have to alluded to with > headers. I expect that following the suggestion of zipping the files would > help, however, I still have to get zip > executable copied across. > > Does anyone have a solution that might help with this? If there's a good > explanation out there regarding these > headers and how executables are different, I'd be grateful if you could point > me in its direction (I'm beginning to > find all this quite interesting ;). > > > > Arnould wrote: > > > I did something like this in 1986/87 but only for pure ASCII text > > > files. After the file was copied over, the PC still needed an end of > > > file control code to understand what happened, CTRL+Z I think, wich > > > had to be sent manually with something like: > > > > That's what the "z" in "ser1hz" is for, no need to do it manually. > > > > Marcel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > QL-Users Mailing List > > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > > > > > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------- > Visit Pipex Business: The homepage for UK Small Businesses > > Go to http://www.pipex.co.uk/business-services > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > -- ------------------------------------------------- Visit Pipex Business: The homepage for UK Small Businesses Go to http://www.pipex.co.uk/business-services _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
