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Sorry for the delay in my reply .. yes, it seems like a great idea
Il giorno mar 30 nov 2021 alle ore 13:34 Wolfgang Lenerz via Ql-Users <
ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> ha scritto:
> Hi,
>
> Just to chime in, the newest SMSQmulator (hopefully) to come out in a
> few days will do the same, i.e. treat NFA/SFA as win type.
>
>
> There is a reason for (at least for me):
>
> I use QD extensively.
> When QD saves data to a file, it first of all checks the device type via
> iof.xinf. If it detects that the drive is registered as a an msdos type
> device, it saves the file with line ending CR+LF, instead of the normal
> LF as used on win devices.
>
> If you now try to use the MacroAssembler to assemble a file that
> contains macros, this will fail (the MA seems to calculate the number of
> bytes it has got, which will be wrong as the NFA driver converts CF+LF
> to LF automagically) The MA then resets the file position to somewhere
> in the file, corresponding to the number of bytes before the macro (I
> suppose to read th emacro again) and that will be wrong, so that it
> reads something other in the file and then fails.
>
>
> That being said, might I make a suggestion?
>
> Giorgio said:
>
> The old behavior was that DMEDIUM_DRIVE returned -1 when pointing
> to a dos disk. it was not "correct" but it allowed me to distinguish
> the two
> >>> types.
>
> Indeed, that's not the right way, one should use the DMEDIUM_TYPE
> function for that (returns 1 - qdos, 2 - msdos etc) - but this won't
> help you, as that now returns "qdos" device type for dos and nfa/sfa.
>
> However, the specifications also provide for a device sub-type, which is
> not returned by any function and which, AFAIK is not used. One might
> possibly use that to return 1 or 2 as sub-type also.
>
> I'd be willing to create the new basic keyword for that in SMSQE
> ("DMEDIUM_STYPE").
>
> Would that be agreeable to all?
>
>
> Have fun!
>
> Wolfgang
>
>
>
> what do i need it for?
> I use it in a couple of programs .. in particular the new file manager
> >>> that
> I have created and which I think I will be able to publish in a few
> weeks. Obviously
> it works the same but in front of each device he placed an icon to be
> >>> able
> to identify it if cd / ram / win / dos It would be interesting to be
> able
> to distinguish all the types but obviously I have no idea of the work
> >>> this
> entails. Mine is not a criticism, I'm just chatting.
>
> Giorgio
>
> Il giorno ven 26 nov 2021 alle ore 10:09 Marcel Kilgus via Ql-Users <
> ql-users@lists.q-v-d.com> ha scritto:
>
> > Giorgio Garabello via Ql-Users wrote:
> >>> I uploaded a small bugfix release QPC2v5.02.
> >>>
> >>> Switch DMEDIUM_FORMAT for the DOS device to 1 (QDOS) instead of 2
> >> I have a doubt, how can I now recognize a DOS disk from a WIN one?
> > It has been this way for 20 years, I just reverted it back to the
> > old behavior.
> >
> > Why would you want to recognize a DOS disk from a WIN one?
> >
> > Marcel
> >
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