Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2023 11:08 pm
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Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:43 am
This looks nice :-) I must test this on my uQLx (installed on my former main PC), cause I'm nearly sure it does not work. But try the "COPY" example (to an existing file) to be sure that overwrite works (on a WIN device, of course it works on RAM disc).
As (without TK2) overwrite was not supported by a BBQL (pure QL) on Microdrive, many programs programmed around this by first deleting the old file, and then create the file newly with the same name and write it (e.g. Spy and MasterSpy editors). But newer programs may fail on an original uQLx when trying to overwrite a file on a WIN (and FLP?) device.
As (without TK2) overwrite was not supported by a BBQL (pure QL) on Microdrive, many programs programmed around this by first deleting the old file, and then create the file newly with the same name and write it (e.g. Spy and MasterSpy editors). But newer programs may fail on an original uQLx when trying to overwrite a file on a WIN (and FLP?) device.
Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:52 am
sQLux file handling code is almost 100% uqlx with a couple of bugs fixed. But nothing that should affect this!ql_freak wrote: ↑Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:43 am This looks niceI must test this on my uQLx (installed on my former main PC), cause I'm nearly sure it does not work. But try the "COPY" example (to an existing file) to be sure that overwrite works (on a WIN device, of course it works on RAM disc).
As (without TK2) overwrite was not supported by a BBQL (pure QL) on Microdrive, many programs programmed around this by first deleting the old file, and then create the file newly with the same name and write it (e.g. Spy and MasterSpy editors). But newer programs may fail on an original uQLx when trying to overwrite a file on a WIN (and FLP?) device.
Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:38 am
OPEN_OVER is a TK2 command and thus not standard available in Minerva.
However according to the Minerva manual an _OVER action can be created by a third parameter (page 21 of my copy).
: OPEN channel, device, 3 : will act as overwrite.
This third parameter has the same effect on OPEN_IN & OPEN_NEW.
0 - as OPEN, 1 - as _IN, 2 - as _NEW, 3 - as _OVER, 4 - as _DIR.
BSJR
Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:18 pm
My example states clearly:
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110 Requires SuperToolkit 2Does SQLUX support creating directories on a WIN device? As I'm running UQLX on Windows Subsystem for Linux (NTFS formatted) I cannot use the native file system (which supports creating directories).
Now that you tell it, I remember, there was an extension in Minerva. But I think it's better to use the SuperToolkit 2 procedures and functions as IMHO no other QDOS compatible system supports the Minerva versions of OPEN with 3 parameters while SuperToolkit 2 is normally always available.
Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:46 pm
No the file magic should be functionally identical to uqlx!Does SQLUX support creating directories on a WIN device?
Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:14 am
the Qjump ramdisk supports subdirectories
a must for ACP and unzip Greetings from Switzerland
Markus
a must for ACP and unzip Greetings from Switzerland
Markus
Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 1:52 am
That's unfortunately not a solution. Assume the following scenario: I create the new Project "My Do What I am Thinking App" (MDwIaTA - BTW: Are the caps correct in British English?).
Of course I must create the project in my project directory on my "hard disk". So I must e.g. (DATED$ returns the project directory) type:
That's unfortunately not possible with UQLX.
Of course I must create the project in my project directory on my "hard disk". So I must e.g. (DATED$ returns the project directory) type:
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makedir'MDwIaTA'Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:56 pm
I appreciate the good work being done with the sQLux emulator. Yesterday I compiled the latest version without problems on an old PC Asus EeePC 901 with Xubuntu 32bits.
Would it be possible to incorporate the Spanish keyboard into the emulator? This would be perfect for me and other people in Spain.
If I can help in any way to make it possible, I am available.
Would it be possible to incorporate the Spanish keyboard into the emulator? This would be perfect for me and other people in Spain.
If I can help in any way to make it possible, I am available.
Re: sQLux v1.0 (The Xmas Turkey)
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:03 am
Hi,
sQLux can have its keyboard setup in the squl.ini or .uqlux.rc file with th e entry:
KBD Select the keyboard language. Valid options are GB, DE and US. Defaults to US
Or is as Spanish is unsupported, get the Minerva Support Disk from the QL Homepage and load the Minerva Spanish Keyboard overlay on booting up Minerva.
sQLux can have its keyboard setup in the squl.ini or .uqlux.rc file with th e entry:
KBD Select the keyboard language. Valid options are GB, DE and US. Defaults to US
Or is as Spanish is unsupported, get the Minerva Support Disk from the QL Homepage and load the Minerva Spanish Keyboard overlay on booting up Minerva.