Hi Dilwyn, You could also use Phil Borman's SUB device driver. I have found problems in the past with DEV and not really used it. However SUB is better, is like the SUBST command in dos.
Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] DEV_USE > > > >If someone can help me will appreciated. > >I am moving all my old programs still on microdrive or > >FD to the HD of my QPC and Q40, to do this and make > >the programs working i am using the dev_use facility. > >It seems that the dev driver does not work, example : > > > >dev_use 1,win8_Games_ ---> i can see the file on dev1_ > >but not use them, the command wcopy dev1_,ram1_ give > >the error not found ! > > > >dev_use 1,win8_Games_Chess_ give me directory of dev1_ > >empty. > > > >It is curious because it happens on QPC and Q40 in the > >same way, this means that probably i am doing > >something wrong... > >Any idea ? > > If you rename the DEV driver using DEV_USE FLP, and rename the floppy > disk driver to something like FLP_USE FDK, then DIR FLP1_ will > actually list whatever you defined DEV1_ as and DIR FDK1_ will do the > same for the floppy disk, so that the floppy disk can still be used at > the same time. > > The reason for doing this is that it is easier to change the name of > the DEV device than patch the software to run from DEV1_ > > WCOPY from a DEV is indeed fraught with possible hiccups, I try to > avoid that where possible. The files menu of QPAC2 seems to cope with > DEV though. You will probably find it easier to WCOPY WIN1_CHESS_ TO > RAM1_ (i.e use the full name). > > Another way to run software which expects to run from disk is to copy > it all to RAM1_ then RAM_USE FLP:FLP_USE FDK > > A general rule of thumb for running floppy disk configured software > from hard disk: > > create a directory, e.g. MAKE_DIR win1_games_:MAKE_DIR > win1_games_chess_ > > copy the software from floppy to hard disk: WCOPY FLP1_ TO > WIN1_games_chess_ > > set up DEV devices: DEV_USE 1,win1_games_chess_ > DEV_USE 2,win1_games_chess_ > > rename the DEV device: DEV_USE FLP > > rename the floppy disk driver to allow continued use: FLP_USE FDK > > After use, reset with DEV_USE DEV:FLP_USE FLP > > Hope this helps. > > -- > Dilwyn Jones > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.soft.net.uk/dj/index.html > >
