[Coco] Porting files to DSK

[John Donaldson]

Robert,
   I use DSKINI.exe to create .dsk images. I need a utility that will 
allow me to transfer fles between
MSDOS and a OS9 .DSK disk.

John Donaldson


Robert Gault wrote:


> Nope, you are using the wrong utility. The program you want is 

> DSKINI.EXE not PORT. Make sure to tell DSKINI.EXE whether the floppy 

> is single or double sided; default is single.

>

> PORT.EXE is used primarily for file transfer although it can create 

> Disk Basic .dsk images. DSKINI.EXE is only used for creating floppies 

> from images or images from floppies. It does not care about disk 

> structure but makes a raw transfer. Therefore DSKINI.EXE will work 

> with both OS-9 and Disk Basic disks.

>

> John Donaldson wrote:

>

>> I am trying to port the Pascal file over to a .DSK for my JV/JC 

>> emulator. I am using PORT.exe

>> I first make a 35 track .DSK using Fortmat inside of NitrOS9. It 

>> makes a 35 track .DSK.

>> I then go back into MSDOS and run Port.exe. I select the 35 track 

>> .DSK and move the files

>> over to it.

>>  I then reboot into NitrOS9 and when I try and read the .DSK, I get 

>> ERROR 249 - Wrong Type.

>>

>> I thought Port.exe was the utility to move MSDOS files over to OS9??

>>

>> John Donaldson

>>

>>

>>

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