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<>That would be very helpful if you could post them, thank you Per. It is very easy with a CON_0x0 but even 0x0 keeps confusing the pointer focus for some reason, plus there are systems on which con_0x0 can't be used. Well, one of these routines requires the PI to be installed, but I guess that is ...

The simplest might just be to open a tiny window, eg 0x0a0x0, and read the pointer with RDPT. If you really cant use an open channel for whatever reason there is my S\CRXY and GPT toolkit commands. SCRXY reads the size of the screen and GPT gets the current pointer position - both without the need f...

Amazing achievement! Looking forward to see it in action!

Thanks are due to you too, Norm, for your e-zine! And for dispelling any lingering doubts about the myth that A1 is an active stack pointer! That myth has haunted the years of innocence and stout hearts of many of us who ventured to wrestle with the arcane mysteries of Qdos programming! Lead astray ...

NormanDunbar wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:26 pm Hi Derek,

just to let you know, I certainly appreciate your continued efforts regarding these books.


Cheers,
Norm.

I totally agree!

All seems to work well now, including the Rename program above.
Sorry about the fuss, but it was worth it

I arrive Thursday evening (inshallah!) and leave Sunday morning. Looking forward

Thanks, Derek. Im not doing any more with that program since I have something much better in the pipeline ;) So feel free to do with it as you please. Now for some good news: It was a false alarm I raised! Direct sector access works on Q68 in the same way as on QPC2 and SMSQmulator - ! (At least for...

Artificer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:14 pm

Per wrote:
Just use my program (above)

Why then are you unable to use your program to rename QXL.win files on the Q68?

I dont know. Can you? If you can then I must have been mistaken.. Please let us know.

Artificer wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:07 pm Hi,

There is direct sector access in smsq/e ie winX_*d2d if I remember correctly. The QXLwin file format has the win file name embedded 6 bytes from the start. Wolfgang Lenerz WinEd program allows access and editing of the hard drive.

No need to remember correctly. Just use my program (above)