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Thanks - that helps. But I still get one report.
This is what I do . . .

lrespr win1_QLC227_qlc_code
lrun win1_QLC227_qlcconfig_bas
press F1 to save setup options
press Q to Quit
execute win1_QLC227_qlc227m2_exe

RMODE is not loaded.

EmmBee

QLC uses the following extensions :
• qlc_code ...

The QLion Gold card is finished
...
Speed is 5.1 bogomips and the tindex index is:

21 in qdos/68000
21.5 in 512x384 4 colour aurora mode in smsqe/68020
15.5 in 512x384 256 colour aurora mode in smsqe/68020
17.5 in 1024x768 4 colour aurora mode in smsqe/68020

So the final specifications are ...

It reports 7 "is not loaded" messages. These are RMODE MDALLOC MDGOOD MDFREE MDNAME$ MDFSIZE and CHAN_W%
After checking Dilwyn's namecheck program, these names appear to be from "Reserved" tookit. So, where can I find this, please?

EmmBee


They are in win1_QLC227_qlc_code!
You probably missed ...

Good news. If it was a simple fix, could we see an example piece of code of how you worked around this?

You have to declare a new function:
31520 DEFine FuNction _HOME_DIR$
31530 LOCal ads
31540 ads=BASIC_ADR(BASIC_INDEX%("HOME_DIR$"))
31550 IF ads <> 0 THEN POKE_L TURBO_V(TURBO_DUMMY$),ads ...

Hello Andrew.

I've been testing QLCommander and I must say I'm very impressed with this version. Compared with the v2.1, the speed is significantly faster and there are a lot of new features.

However, I've discovered a bug when trying to rename a directory. Try this in a useless drive (after ...

I'm a happy bear!!
I fixed the Home_Dir$ issue - now it returns the home dir in SMSQE and returns an empty string in Minerva, without crashing the program!!
What can I say - it's good to read the Turbo manual 10 times ...and experiment!

Install in directory win1_QLC227_ or in any other directory. If you install it in a different directory than win1_QLC227_ then you have to pass the directory as parameter, both under SMSQE and QDOS
Before first run use QLCconfig_bas to configure the program.
The executable QLCv227m2_exe is compiled ...

Sebright wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 8:01 pm Here's the links to my Google drive with the files...

please give us access to download files

If Mode 16 can cope with the 640x256 graphics window, it should be possible.

If you want maximum compatibility you should make your program work only in these modes used by Q68 and QIMSI Gold:

Video modes
0. Standard QL MODE 8 256x256 pixel (8 colours)
1. Standard QL MODE 4 512x256 pixel (4 ...

Hi again!

I've now finished my attempt at writing a new adventure game, and have done 2 versions, one for QDOS and one for SMSQ/E, written using Q-emulator. I've done over 60 colour screens in _pic format, in Mode 33. Now I've finished, I thought I'd download QPC2 and see if it would run on that ...