[Coco] CORRECTION: Re: Exec address of disk loaded ml program?

[Bob Devries]

Correction:
I reversed the START and END addresses, sorry.

START=PEEK(487)*256+PEEK(488)
END=PEEK(126)*256+PEEK(127)-1
EXEC=PEEK(157)*256+PEEK(158)

Sorry for the error


> The start and end addresses of a contiguous BINARY disk file can be found 
> in a similar way, by PEEKing values:
>
> START=PEEK(126)*256+PEEK(127)
> END=PEEK(487)*256+PEEK(488)-1
> EXEC=PEEK(157)*256+PEEK(158)
>
> Hope it helps.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fedor Steeman" <petrander at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Exec address of disk loaded ml program?
>
>
>> Right, thanks! So at least that is the same as on a cassette-only 
>> system...
>> But I guess on a disk system, there is no easy way of figuring out the 
>> start
>> and end addresses? Unless you use a hex editor to look at the virtual 
>> disk?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Fedor
>>
>> On 10/04/07, L. Curtis Boyle <curtisboyle at sasktel.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:01:00 -0600, Fedor Steeman <petrander at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi all,
>>> >
>>> > Probably a dumb question, but in Disk Basic how to retrieve the 
>>> > execute
>>> > address of a ml program loaded from floppy?
>>> >
>>> > I mean, if EXEC can figure out where to find the address, so can I...
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Fedor
>>> >
>>>
>>> You can look at the 2 last 2 bytes of the .BIN file, or, after LOADMing
>>> it, you can do:
>>> ?PEEK(157)*256+PEEK(158)
>>>
>>> This works with cassette files (that don't autostart) as well.
>>>
>>>
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