[Coco] Nother question, deldir in a script this time
Retro Canada
retrocanada76 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 18 09:06:49 EDT 2012
hey Gene you can use covdg_small instead it will save you near 2k or get rid of covdg if dont use any V window.
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On 2012-10-18, at 12:19 AM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> Specifically, how can I pass deldir the d character so when its in a script
> it doesn't interpret the next line of the script as garbage and abort.
>
> I've tried deldir name <d with and without the <, but I've not put the d by
> itself on the next line.
>
> Even though I can't format a floppy, not quite enough contiguous free
> memory I guess, I have managed to build a boot disk on a floppy, that when
> backed up to /sh, boots the system from the hard drive with the new
> bootfile.
>
> Nitros9's backup is funkity doing that however, when it gets to the end of
> the floppy at sector 276, it starts reporting disk ID change for non-
> existent sectors beyond 276, and has essentially crashed, stuck in a loop.
> When it got to 282 I hit the reset button & it booted right back up. Using
> the new bootfiles.
>
> Unforch, the few /n descriptors I was able to pull out of the bootlist, did
> not free enough memory to format a floppy. OTOH, I am now booting from the
> hard drive WITH dw enabled. I think that could be called progress, but no
> capitals please. ;-)
>
> Thanks all who might know something about deldir in a script.
>
>
>
> Cheers, Gene
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