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Barbarpapa1 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:52 am And one more question. How do I prepare a new empty WIN container on SD card with QPC II QL simulator?

Hi,

If you look at Page 27, of the QPC2 manual, in the section WIN Disks

You can setup the WIN Drives in the devices section of the WINx drive to be formatted, this does not have to exist. Or use the WIN_DRIVE command to point the QWA file:

WIN_DRIVE 2,"C:\QXL.WIN"

WIN_FORMAT unprotects the WIN drive from being formatted

WIN_FORMAT 2,1

Use the Format command to format the WIN drive with the size in Megabytes

FORMAT "WIN2_512"

Protect drive from being formatted:

WIN_FORMAT 2,0

Unfortunately, the FORMAT command does not allow the Volume name of the WIN Drive, or I am wrong here.

The QPC2 Devices startup menu needs updated or the WIN_DRIVE command in the boot file.

ql_freak wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:54 am

Derek_Stewart wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:30 am Alos look at PTH, which is a Path search extension, all very flexible.

This is IMHO the BEST file utility ever. It's one of the first things I install. Would be a good improvement for QPC2. HISTORY-Device (first implemented by Boris Jakubith, Berlin), Named Pipes (first implementation I know of: Erling Jacobsen) and other goodies, are gracefully already inbuilt.

Could you provide a link, please?
I see PTH on Dilwyn's site (https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/pth.zip) but it does not seem to include a commandline history extension.

https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history127.zip

Another good extension is ALIAS by Simon Goodwin, in the Volume A DIY Toolkit Series.
https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/diytk2.zip

And REDIR by Phil Borman allows redirecting devices.
https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/redir.zip

Derek_Stewart wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:53 am https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history127.zip

I know that one of course (and it has problems).
Instead I asked for a link to PTH which allegedly has built-in commandline history, according to ql_freak.

Derek_Stewart wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:53 am Another good extension is ALIAS by Simon Goodwin, in the Volume A DIY Toolkit Series.
https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/diytk2.zip

And REDIR by Phil Borman allows redirecting devices.
https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/redir.zip

Both do not include commandline history.

I do not know of any other History extensions

I just thought everyone would be interested in the other extensions.

Peter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:27 pm I know that one of course (and it has problems).

i never had any problems with History 1.27

Peter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:27 pm Instead I asked for a link to PTH which allegedly has built-in commandline history, according to ql_freak.

As far as I know PTH never had a built-in commandline history.
I think it's some sort of confusion here. The driver FSH (which includes PTH in it's installation kit) is the one that has a built-in commandline history
You can download it here : FSHv2.zip : https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/language/index.html

Andrew wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:09 pm I think it's some sort of confusion here. The driver FSH (which includes PTH in it's installation kit) is the one that has a built-in commandline history

No thanks. I do not want a different, Forth programmable commandline interface.
Just saw the chance for an alternative history for the normal QDOS/Minerva commandline.
Apparently the post from ql_freak was just wrong and there is none.

Peter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:41 am Could you provide a link, please?
I see PTH on Dilwyn's site (https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/pth.zip) but it does not seem to include a commandline history extension.

Nope! The "history device" is not from Phil Borman but from Boris Jaubith, Berlin (friend of mine). You will find it on Dilwyns page here:

https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/index.html

This one: https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history123.zip and this one: https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history127.zip.

ql_freak wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:02 am

Peter wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:41 am Could you provide a link, please?
I see PTH on Dilwyn's site (https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/pth.zip) but it does not seem to include a commandline history extension.

Nope! The "history device" is not from Phil Borman but from Boris Jaubith, Berlin (friend of mine). You will find it on Dilwyns page here:

https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/index.html

This one: https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history123.zip and this one: https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history127.zip.

Indeed. I have been using that one for a long time, until I moved all my QLs to SMSQ/E. It basically behaves the same as the history device in the newer OS (some marginal differences that you need to get used to). Recommended.

ql_freak wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:02 am This one: https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history123.zip and this one: https://dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/tk/history127.zip.

I know, these are the ones I seeked to replace.