Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

you need to check for A$="" (which comes out if you read a chr$(0))
Just insert:

45 if a$="" then a$=chr$(0)

André

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 12:34:24 +0100
> Von: r.lagendijk@hccnet.nl
> An: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
> Betreff: Re: Transfer a 8250 diskette

> Hi all,
> 
> I am still working on the disk transfer.
> 
> I first want to try a software transfer by copying the data byte for byte.
> I made this small program
> 
> 
> 10 nm$="8032-700-asc-ns"
> 20 open 2,8,2,"1:"+nm$+",p,r"
> 30 open 3,9,3,"0:"+nm$+",p,w"
> 40 get#2,a$
> 50 if st=64 then goto 80
> 60 print#3,a$;:goto 40
> 80 close 2:close 3
> 90 end
> 
> The program makes a copy, but the file size of the copy is smaller than
> the original (Example: original 81 Blocks, copy 79 Blocks)
> 
> Is there an error in my program?
> 
> The source (8) drive is a 8250lp, destination (9) is a MicroPower 2000
> (4040) and the computer is an 4032.
> 
> Or is it the difference in floppy formats?
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Op Zo, 30 oktober, 2011 9:59 pm schreef Nate Lawson:
> > On Oct 30, 2011, at 1:03 PM, r.lagendijk@hccnet.nl wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >>
> >> I want to transfer programs from a 8250 diskette. I have a CBM 4032, a
> >> 8250lp and a datassette.
> >>
> >>
> >> I loaded the first program from disk and saved it to a tape. I read the
> >>  tape with MTAP in my PC and I could load the .tap into VICE.
> >>
> >> So far so good. But the next program on the diskette freezes the PET, I
> >>  think because it's not a BASIC program but MC and it loads in an
> >> memory location not so good for my 4032. The programs on the disk are
> >> made for a CBM 700 series.
> >>
> >>
> >> Is there a way to solve my problem?
> >>
> >
> >
> > The ZoomFloppy with IEEE-488 plug attached can read from the 8250 drive.
> > You'd just plug it in and read the file off with cbmcopy or the entire
> > d82 image with d82copy.
> >
> > -Nate
> >
> >
> >
> > Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list
> >
> >
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
> 
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