Sounds useful, but how do I use such a script? Does it require all kinds of external programs to be present ?
Frans Adrian Brown wrote: >Ive got an unreleased program that will automatically convert images to sam >format etc from BMP. It will also grab sections of images, palettes , copy >files to and from .SAD images. If its of any use let me know and ill mail >it to you off the list. Here is a brief description of hte commands the >program can handle (its script based) > >Adrian > >Usage: >SDCreator.exe <scriptname> > >COMMANDS >anyline starting with a ; is a comment line and is ignored. >DISKNAME <PC-filename> - Sets the name of the SAD disk image >LOADDISK - Loads the disk image name >CREATEDISK - Creates a blank image using name >FORMATDISK - Formats the disk >MAKEBOOTABLE - Copies samdos onto the disk (must be fist) >ERASEFILE <SAM-filename> - Erases the given file >SAVEDISK - Saves the changes made to the disk >image >LOADBMP <PC-filename> - Loads a bitmap into memory (must be 16 colour) >OPENFILE <SAM-filename> - Opens a file on the SAM disk >CLOSEFILE - Closes the sam file and writes all >data to the disk image >WRITEBYTE <value> - Writes a single byte to the open sam >file >WRITEHEXBYTE - As WRITEBYTE but the value is specified in hex >GRABIMAGE <x y width height> - Grabs a section of the current bitmap as a >block of data, written to the open file >GRABPALETTE - Converts the bitmap palette to a sam >palette and writes the >16 bytes of data to the open file >COPYFILE <PC-filename> <SAM-filename> - Copies a file from the pc to the sam >image >COPYBMP <PC-filename> <SAM-filename> - Copies a bitmap from the pc to a sam >screen$ file >EXTRACTFILE <SAM-filename> <PC-filename> - Extracts a file from a SAM >image >to a PC image > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On >Behalf Of Frans van Egmond >Sent: 09 April 2002 23:16 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Pictures from PC to Sam... How? > > >Hi, can anyone help? >What program can I use to convert (digitized)pictures to Sam screen$ ? >What specifications (dimensions, number of colours) should that picture >on the pc have before conversion? > >Frans > > > > >
