On Wed, 18 Jul 2001 at 17:39:34, you wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>On Wed, 18 Jul 2001 at 16:13:29, you wrote:
>(ref: <000501c10f9c$897efc00$b3075cc3@default>)
>
>>New on the freeware software page on my website is a system called QH
>>(QDOS Headers) which is meant for people like me wanting to store
>>files on non-QDOS media. Many of us have bad experiences of losing
>>executable QL program dataspaces and headers when programs saved on
>>DOS or other 'native' format media have lost their executable file
>>headers. QH consists of just two short BASIC programs which will store
>>and restore the dataspace in a separate short file.
>>
>>The program which creates the _qh file in the first place can if
>>required process every single executable file on a medium, creating a
>>matching _qh file for each executable program. I hope this little QH
>>utility will prove popular with anyone wishing to distribute QL
>>software on CDs without being restricted to just the QXL.WIN systems.
>Laurence Reeves (I think) did such program (qdos_hdr_bas) way back in
>the 80s and I have used it for 14 years QBBS to allow users to download
>an unzip program (or uncpt).
>
>It is good though to re-invent the wheel (8-)#
On second thoughts, it was Tony Price.
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