[Coco] EmuDisk floppy utility issue
Wayne Campbell
asa.rand at gmail.com
Sun Jan 5 09:26:46 EST 2020
The only reason that I used notepad at all was to see if it would have a
problem opening the file like TextPad did. I remember checking out
notepad++ years ago. It did not have all the features that I wanted. I
found TextPad when I was still using my Windows XP mini tower. I've been
using it ever since. It was designed to be a programmer's editor. I really
prefer using TextPad. I just don't know what caused this particular problem
other than m u disc is doing something to the file header or descriptor
there is causing TextPad to crash. I tried looking at it in a hex editor,
but it crashed that program too. I find that if I just use wimgtool for
saving text files out to My Windows desktop I have no problems at all.
Thanks for the suggestion though.
Wayne
On Sun, Jan 5, 2020, 1:09 AM David Ladd <davidwladd at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wayne,
>
> As tfadden pointed out, I would also suggest Notepad++. I use it on all my
> Windows systems and also under my Linux systems using Wine. It is so
> popular it is even available in the Ubuntu software list. :D
>
> Here is a link to the website for it.
> https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
>
> It has a LOT of features compared to the built in notepad that comes with
> Windows.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
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> On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 1:57 PM Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > OS-9 uses CR as a line terminator. TextPad recognizes this as the Mac
> > paragraph terminator. Notepad automatically changes the CR to CR+LF. That
> > is what is messing with the compiler in OS-9. Basic09 has a similar issue
> > with source files that have CR+LF line terminators. It adds an extra line
> > in the listing between source statements. TextPad allows Mac-style line
> > terminators, and this corrects the issue.
> >
> > I was referring to transferring text files from floppy images to a
> Windows
> > folder. EmuDisk is doing something strange to the file descriptor. The
> file
> > contents are fine, but TextPad is getting some weird character from the
> > file descriptor that is causing it to crash. Notepad apparently ignores
> the
> > file descriptor.
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 11:17 AM Walter Zambotti <zambotti at iinet.net.au>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > What I found with transfering text files between Windows/Linux to OS9
> is
> > > you have to be very careful with line termination characters. The file
> > can
> > > look good to some utilities on the receiving end but cause problems
> with
> > > others. Using notepad on a source file will stop the os9 compiler from
> > > working. I find resaving the file with minted helps.
> > >
> > > Walter
> > >
> > > Sent from my Xperia by Sony smartphone
> > >
> > > ---- Bill Pierce via Coco wrote ----
> > >
> > > >Actually, there's quite a few issues with that software. I wouldn't
> move
> > > anything around in OS-9 with it, without a backup.
> > > >He had a good plan and good concept, he just never worked the kinks
> out
> > > of it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Wayne Campbell <asa.rand at gmail.com>
> > > >To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> > > >Sent: Wed, Jan 1, 2020 8:06 pm
> > > >Subject: [Coco] EmuDisk floppy utility issue
> > > >
> > > >It's been a few years since this utility was written. I don't know if
> > Walt
> > > >Zydhek is still around, but if he is I have found an issue with
> EmuDisk
> > > >that needs to be addressed. I used the utility to copy a text file
> from
> > a
> > > >floppy image to a windows folder. When I tried to open it with TextPad
> > > (the
> > > >editor of choice for me), TextPad reported "Unspecified Error", and
> > when I
> > > >clicked the OK button I got another dialog stating, "Unexpected and
> > > >unrecoverable error. Would you like to save a diagnostic file?"
> TextPad
> > > >then quit after clicking either of the buttons (Yes or No). I opened
> the
> > > >file with Notepad and it opened fine.
> > > >
> > > >If I save the file out with wimgtool, the file opens without error in
> > > >TextPad. I don't understand what is causing the issue, but it appears
> to
> > > be
> > > >related to how EmuDisk is saving the file. I also compared the two
> > copies
> > > >(one from wimgtool and one from EmuDisk) in the file comparison
> utility
> > > >WinMerge and it showed both files being identical. This just adds to
> my
> > > >confusion, as one opens in TextPad and Notepad and the other only
> opens
> > in
> > > >Notepad.
> > > >
> > > >I would appreciate any help in figuring out what is happening here,
> but
> > I
> > > >haven't heard from Walt in a long time. In the meantime I am just
> using
> > > >wimgtool to copy files from floppy images to my windows folders.
> > > >
> > > >Wayne
> > > >
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