Is ADVEN1.BA a text file or tokenized basic? Quite a few of the files from club100 have a .BA extension but are actually .DO files.
Kurt On Tue, Mar 2, 2021, at 11:56 AM, AvantGuard Systems wrote: > Right, so I push Disk to see the files in my TPDD directory. So for example, > let's say I want to load ADVEN1.BA <http://adven1.ba/>, which under FILE on > the M100 shows as having 17875 bits (17.9 KB according to the computer). So > all's good. > RAM free is 23477 > So I've killed ADVEN1.BA <http://adven1.ba/> on the RAM side. I go to DISK, > push LOAD. A dialogue Load as comes up and I usually just keep the same name > by entering nothing. It says File exists, press any key. When I go to RAM it > is there, but nothing is in it. Even if I change the name it'll say File > exists press any key and the new file is also 0 bits > > Curtis Vaughan | Computer Consultant > AvantGuard Computer and Security Systems > Phone: (206) 423-6979 ▪ Web: www.avantguardsystems.com > > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 11:48 AM John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: >> "But what happens when I load a file is that it will always say that the >> file already exists, but when I go to RAM it's an empty file. So even if I >> try to save it, it says it's an empty file." >> >> What file are you trying to load? >> When you launch TS-DOS you are looking at the M100's directory. If you >> toggle to Disk (I think, F4) you can look at the TPDD directory. >> >> Always keep in mind there are two sides... the M100 directory, and the TPDD >> directory. >> >> It sounds like the file in RAM *is* empty and it will stay empty until you >> delete it or allow it to be overwritten. >> >> The other question is, what is in the file on the TPDD side you are trying >> to load. Obviously if it is empty on the TPDD side it will also be empty >> when you load a copy into M100 file system. >> >> What's the name including extension? How many bytes are in it? If you are in >> Disk Mode and move the widebar cursor over the file, TS-DOS should tell you >> a byte count. >> >> -- John.
