[Coco] Loading ASCII BASIC over serial?

Chris Osborn fozztexx at fozztexx.com
Wed Oct 2 10:07:39 EDT 2013


I really don't want to rename the original file, it's part of a git repo. There should be a way to let me specify the name that it will use on the disk.

On Oct 1, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:

> DW just uses the file name of the source, so you can rename it there but
> not as part of the add command.  So long as its a valid DECB file name it
> should be OK.
> 
> Its been a long time since I worked on those routines, but I think you are
> doing things correctly.
> Could you send a bug report from the help menu after trying the commands
> you are using? It would help me see what's happening.
> On Oct 2, 2013 12:13 AM, "Chris Osborn" <fozztexx at fozztexx.com> wrote:
> 
>> Perhaps, but I can't seem to tell DW to name it that when it puts it on
>> the disk.
>> 
>> On Oct 1, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Wayne Campbell wrote:
>> 
>>> Is it possible that the filename needs to be prog.bas instead of
>> prog.txt?
>>> 
>>> Wayne
>>> On Oct 2, 2013 12:01 AM, "Chris Osborn" <fozztexx at fozztexx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 1, 2013, at 8:14 PM, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> A blank disk needs to be formatted.  Use dw disk dos format or DSKINI
>>>>> on the CoCo before trying to add content.
>>>> 
>>>> Ok so I got it formatted, but now when I try to copy the file onto the
>>>> disk it tells me Invalid filename. I try to add another argument after
>> the
>>>> file path to give it a name and I get Syntax error.
>>>> 
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