Dilwyn, Derek:

There’s no mentioning of an IOF.TEST anywhere in the SMSQ/E 3.21 sources.

Tobias

> Am 12.05.2015 um 21:10 schrieb Derek Stewart <de...@q40.de>:
> 
> Hi Dilwyn,
> 
> I have not looked at my paper copy of the manual, just used the PDF version.
> 
> According to the PDF version:
> 
> IOF.POSA D0=$42
> IOF.POSR D0=$43
> 
> as you stated, there is no entry for D0=$44
> 
> I have a look at my hard copy version of SMS Technical Manual. There is no 
> mention of a IOF.TEST, even though the same page in Section 5.3 refers to 
> IOF.TEST
> 
> I looked in the older QDOS Technical Manual, nothing like IOF.TEST
> 
> This is looking like a major fault in the documentation, I suppose the best 
> way to resolve this is to look at the SMSQ/E Sources and determine what the 
> missing Trap call should be.
> 
> Unless anybody knows what IOF.TEST is defined as I will find out and issue an 
> update.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Derek
> 
> On 12/05/15 17:23, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
>> In my printed copy of Jochen's QDOS/SMS Reference Guide, iof.posa and
>> iof.posr also have the same key (d0=$42, whereas iof.posr should be $43
>> 
>> All the other $4x trap #3s are defined leaving only $44, which must be
>> iof.test
>> 
>> Dilwyn
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Rich Mellor
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 4:56 PM
>> To: ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com
>> Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] QDOS / SMS,Reference Manual ebook
>> 
>> That is great - any contributions to correct errors in the text are of
>> course welcome, so that they can be incorporated into the free online
>> version of the manual!
>> 
>> 
>> On 12/05/2015 16:32, Derek Stewart wrote:
>>> I have been converting the QDOS/SMS Reference Manual PDF manual to
>>> work on my Kindle, using Sigil to convert the screen copied text to
>>> epub -> mobi. This for my reference.
>>> 
>>> I have nearly finished and corrected some obvious mistakes.
>>> 
>>> However, there is a little problem in the manual:
>>> 
>>> Section 5.2 File I/O, Page 3, Last Paragraph:
>>> 
>>> <quote>
>>> 
>>> The IOF.FLSH and IOF.TEST commands are subtly different: IOF.FLSH
>>> ensures that all write operations are complete, whereas IOF.TEST
>>> ensures that all write and read operations (including
>>> prefetches) are complete.
>>> 
>>> </quote>
>>> 
>>> I can not find any reference to IOF.TEST
>>> 
>>> Should this be IOB.TEST ?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Derek
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