Using RPM

[Wicksy]

Hi, I've next to no exp with basic, but I'd like to do the Quill example in the RPM manual.

I'm needing help on how to write the control file as a Superbasic file.
I initially tried using Quill as the text editor, but It froze up RPM, I assume cos it is saved as a Quill file. Oh well.

I've now tried the Superbasic example by adding in the ROMH and Exec lines as data lines, again completely blindly! Errors coming up again.

I don't knowingly own a text editor, though doesn't one of the assembler packages have it? Obviously I've never used them as yet to know, am some way of that yet.

So am looking for help to write the following in to SuperBasic, if right:-

ROMH mdv1_quill rom,64,QUILL v 2.35
EXEC mdv1_quill,QUILL

I hope once am past this stage the process will be more straight forward within RPM, and I can proceed on my own.

[RalfR]

open_new#3, mdv1_Control_file
print#3, "ROMH mdv1_quill rom,64,QUILL v 2.35"
print#3, "EXEC mdv1_quill,QUILL"
close#3

That's your control file for RPM with Quill.

[Wicksy]

Thankyou very much Ralf.

Should I then run RPM from mdv2_, and upload the control file, then Quill executable from mdv1_ when prompted?

[RalfR]

You should use

EXEC mdv1_QUILL,Quill,n

in the control file if you want it resident in RAM, ROMH is just used, if you want to put that in an EPROM, which I do not think that is what you want.

("n" shlould be used, because Quill does not have an active cursor, so it run, as if it would be started via EXEC_W. This can be ommited if you use the Pointer Interface.)

Then, if you type QUILL in #0, Quill is started.

You can start RPM from wherever you want, you type in where your control file is, and it produces the rest.

[Wicksy]

It is ROM I want. And am not using PE Ralf.

I ran RPM from mdv2_
Loaded the control file from mdv1_ (entering: mdv1_control_file)

RPM then lists

1 ROMH mdv1_quill rom,64,QUILL v 2.35
2 EXEC mdv1_quill,QUILL
File not found

END with errors
Press enter to continue

[ql_freak]

What is RPM?

If you use an abbreviation, it would be nice if you put at least in the text section of the first message (optionally in brackets) the full name of the abbreviation.

[Wicksy]

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