Re: [ql-users] XCHange under QPC2
Hi Marcel, nice to hear. Thanks in advance! Cheers...Ralf R. - Original Message - From: "Marcel Kilgus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] XCHange under QPC2 Ralf Reköndt wrote: > Does someone know, why the recent XCHange version still write a little > white > rectangular into the screen when executed under QPC2? It's writing QL mode stuff instead of 16 bit mode stuff. Wait for my next page update, I have a patch for this. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Concept 3D
WHAT? He does not remember? Can't really understand this. What was the time of writing? As long as the program does not do dirty things, it would run under the emulators. But I didn't believe. Cheers...Ralf R. - Original Message - From: "Timothy Swenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 4:07 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Concept 3D > On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:14:47 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Very good idea. A pity that an author has lost his source code. In which >> language is it written? > > He does not remember, but when I saw it being developed I'm pretty sure it > was in SuperBasic and he compiled it. > > Tim Swenson > ___ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
[ql-users] Some help
Hi, I got some questions from a customer which are pretty much unrelated to QPC and therefore not in my area of expertise. But perhaps somebody else has some answer? Question 1: | I have one issue when running my application I configured in French | (33 in the GUI). | For all kind of application, Quill, Archive, Abacus, after change | "fld1" by "flp1" in line 360 (archive) and run | | error message is : "Veuillez utiliser un QL français " Question 2: | How to retrieve data (from Archive for instance) to convert from QL to | textfile under WinXP I have never even used Archive, so I'm a bit of a loss here. TIA, Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Dataspace
P Witte wrote: > I need some advice. What is the prescribed way to find a running job's > (initial) dataspace, given its ID? There is none, right? Right. > So what can I try? Only the combined length of code and data area is known. So without knowing the length of the code, I'd wager, nothing. Why do you need that? Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Some help
On 17 Dec 2005 at 16:08, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Hi, > > I got some questions from a customer which are pretty much unrelated > to QPC and therefore not in my area of expertise. But perhaps somebody > else has some answer? > > Question 1: > | I have one issue when running my application I configured in French > | (33 in the GUI). > | For all kind of application, Quill, Archive, Abacus, after change > | "fld1" by "flp1" in line 360 (archive) and run > | > | error message is : "Veuillez utiliser un QL français " Tell him to use Xchange. The old Psion apps were copy protected and checked that they ran on an MGF ROM (or MGG for the german versions etc). If this can wait until the beinning of january, i **might** be able to unearth the versions that, umm, will run on anything. > Question 2: > | How to retrieve data (from Archive for instance) to convert from QL to > | textfile under WinXP Well if he is versed in Archive writing a small procedure that dumps his data to a textfile shound't be too difficult... Wolfgang www.scp-paulet-lenerz.com ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Some help
They will check the ROM but they aren't copy protected (in conjunction with files). Cheers...Ralf R. - Original Message - From: "Wolfgang Lenerz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Some help The old Psion apps were copy protected and checked that they ran on an MGF ROM (or MGG for the german versions etc). ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Dataspace
Marcel Kilgus writes: >> I need some advice. What is the prescribed way to find a running job's >> (initial) dataspace, given its ID? There is none, right? > > Right. > >> So what can I try? > > Only the combined length of code and data area is known. So without > knowing the length of the code, I'd wager, nothing. Except that included in that figure is an unknown quantity of a possible command line plus a number of channels, ie there is no way of knowing for certain where the top of the original dataspace is. > Why do you need that? I have some information about the structure of the dataspace of a job I want to manipulate from outside that job, such as some of its internal states. But I can only access that structure if I know where it is! I suppose I could read the job's dataspace from its file, then add that to the code length and add that again to the start of the job's address in memory. Not ideal.. A better way might be to reference the data from the start of the code rather than the top of dataspace. However, that would mean that if any changes were made to the target program, my code might need to be updated too. Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Some help
Marcel Kilgus writes: >I got some questions from a customer which are pretty much unrelated >to QPC and therefore not in my area of expertise. But perhaps somebody >else has some answer? > >Question 1: >| I have one issue when running my application I configured in French >| (33 in the GUI). >| For all kind of application, Quill, Archive, Abacus, after change >| "fld1" by "flp1" in line 360 (archive) and run >| >| error message is : "Veuillez utiliser un QL français " > >Question 2: >| How to retrieve data (from Archive for instance) to convert from QL to >| textfile under WinXP use 'export' to export entire databases which can be read by Excel, Access and others. Otherwise use spoolon lprint var$ ... spooloff Per ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Some help
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:08:02 +0100, Marcel Kilgus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Question 2: > | How to retrieve data (from Archive for instance) to convert from QL to > | textfile under WinXP Like it was said earlier, use the export command for Abacus. I think Archive has an export command too. If it does not, then put use print statements to get the data out in a format like this: 12324,1234,"text","text",1234,1234,"text" Comma's between fields and text is quoted. Exported files are in Comma Seperated format or CSV for Comma Seperated Variables. Most PC spreadsheets and databases can read a CSV format. Tim Swenson ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Concept 3D
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:17:59 +0100, Ralf Reköndt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WHAT? He does not remember? Can't really understand this. What was the > time > of writing? As long as the program does not do dirty things, it would run > under the emulators. But I didn't believe. Concept 3D was written about April 1986 to June 1987. Within a year or two of writing Concept 3D, Robert moved away from the QL. All development was done with microdrives and they were giving him problems. He never moved to floppies. Tim Swenson ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] Some help
On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 at 11:36:03, Timothy Swenson wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) >On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:08:02 +0100, Marcel Kilgus ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Question 2: >> | How to retrieve data (from Archive for instance) to convert from QL to >> | textfile under WinXP > >Like it was said earlier, use the export command for Abacus. I think >Archive has an export command too. If it does not, then put use print >statements to get the data out in a format like this: It does: export 'filename' as 'filename' produces a quote delimited file. First line is field names, and subsequent are data. You can also list fields to be exported. The major snag with this is that archive allows double quote in data. This will produce invalid export files. I always convert " to ' when entering data. One must write a procedure to change all double quotes to single quotes. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [ql-users] QPC
- Original Message - From: "Marcel Kilgus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 8:20 PM Subject: Re: [ql-users] QPC > Bill Waugh wrote: >> In Sbasic >> I enter - open#3,par >> print #3, ' Hi ' result nothing >> if I then enter again - open #3, par - result prints Hi >> >> Strange > > No, perfectly logical. As I wrote, printing only starts once the > channel is closed. In order to open it again, it has to be closed > first, that's why it prints on the second open. I.e. > > open#3,par > print #3, ' Hi ' > close #3 > > will work as well. > > Marcel Yep it does, as does NEW I just found as it closes open channels, sorry I missed that part of your mail ( rushing about making tea ) not sure how I manage this printing from Archive though, I'm only printing four or five lines ( name + 3 or 4 address line ). Also I managed this fine last year, probably I have upgraded QPC since then though. Thanks for your reply All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
