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tofro wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:38 pm BTW: WMOV can also be useful on a QL running PE in standard resolution provided the window is small enough to be moved around.

tofro wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 12:38 pm But what Andrej obviously wants to achieve is a program that runs on any platform without providing special versions for each (which is a pain. The alternative, however, is a pain as well...).

Andrew wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 3:04 pm <>
What the QL world really needs is some kind of standardisation.

* S(uper)BASIC proc/function header
*
* pjw, 2o24+
* All code is my own work except as and where stated
*
* V0.01
*
* Compatible with QDOS, Minerva and SMSQ/E unless stated
*
        section code

        include dev8_keys_qlv
        include dev8_mac_proc2
        include dev8_keys_err
        include dev8_keys_sbasic

        lea.l   key,a1
        move.w  sb.inipr,a2
        jmp     (a2)
*
key
*
        proc_stt
        proc_def COLOUR_QL
        proc_def COLOUR_PAL
        proc_def WMOV
        proc_end

        proc_stt
        proc_def HOME_DIR$
        proc_def F12_CALL
        proc_end
*
COLOUR_QL
COLOUR_PAL
HOME_DIR$
WMOV
F12_CALL

        moveq #err.nimp,d0
        rts
*
        end

Andrew wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 8:59 pm 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!!

Andrew wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 8:59 pm What can I say - it's good to read the Turbo manual 10 times ...and experiment!

javier2112 wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:03 pm 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 this test, maybe you'll have to format it):
1) Create a directory. For example, win2_test_.
2) Copy some files in it., let's say a boot file.
3) Use the rename directory option using a trailing underscore character and other characters, such as win2_qlc227_2.

Then QLCommander'll start to rename every file, trailing the string _2 recursively in each loop, this way:
win2_qlc227_2_boot
win2_qlc227_2_2_boot
win2_qlc227_2_2_2_boot
win2_qlc227_2_2_2_2_boot
win2_qlc227_2_2_2_2_2_boot
(...)

Until ir reaches the maximum path length (32?). Finally, a lot of thrash will displayed on screen and you'll not be able to delete the root directory win2_qlc227, neither with QLCommander nor QDOS specific commands.

dilwyn wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 9:20 pm Good news. If it was a simple fix, could we see an example piece of code of how you worked around this?

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: ELSE RETurn "win1_qlc227_": END IF
31560   :
31570   RETurn TURBO_DUMMY$
31580   :
31590 END DEFine _HOME_DIR$
31600 :

dilwyn wrote: Fri Mar 14, 2025 9:20 pm Any questions on Turbo, Andrew's your man. Not only read the manual, but read it 10 times

Andrew wrote: Thu Mar 13, 2025 10:56 pm 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 with line numbers, so if/when it crashes it will show the line number. Please report in detail what you were doing at time of the crash and line number!
(also the help file is updated)

And guys, please, help me with the QA and test the program!