Can you check if it works if you prepend "0:" to the file name? open 2,8,2,"0:relfile,l,"+chr$(42) /Hans On 2021-01-24 20:55, Jim Brain wrote: > > Someone on Facebook just asked why creating a REL file with record > length 42 generated a syntax error DOS error code, and I thought they > must be putting in the command wrong. > > I tried it on real HW here (64/1541) and to my surprise, it fails. 41 > and 43 work, but 42 (chr$(42) = '*', BTW) fails to create the file. > > Is this a known bug, or is there a better way to create a REL file (I > used the 1541 manual's open 2,8,2,"relfile,l,"+chr$(42)) that does not > cause the issue? > > Jim > > -- > Jim Brain > brain_at_jbrain.com > www.jbrain.comReceived on 2021-01-24 23:00:03
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