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From: Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Textpro 3.2R
Message-ID: <19585@cup.portal.com>
Date: 17 Jun 89 23:07:43 GMT
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In article <19518@cup.portal.com>, Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes) writes:
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>     I am using SpartaDos X version 4.2 with an MIO (256k), 130xe, and 20 meg 
> hard drive.  Whenever I run Textpro3.2r under this it:
>    1) locks up if I let it sit for a few minutes

I am not sure why it locks up.  Can you include how the CONFIG.SYS is
setup and are and drivers running, like KEY or TD?

I would try to start with a simple config, ie. USE SPARTA BANKED, with a
ramdisk.  Copy TextPro to the ramdisk then if possible unpower the MIO,
then run TextPro for a while.  If this works add more components until
you have the configuration in which it fails.

>    2) doesn't allow /C /Z /A to work

The reason these don't work, is that SDX changed the way NOTE and POINT
operations work which TextPro uses for these functions.  Before it would
give an offset relative to the disk, now it gives the offset relative to
a file.  You could possibly try to find the locations in TextPro where
the offsets are calculated, via an XIO call, then change the values
passed, but this might be a bit much.

Another possibility (especially since you have a hard disk) would be to
boot SpartaDOS 3.2d, run TextPro, then re-enter SDX by either going to
BASIC and peeking at an address (5???? I forget it) which re-enables SDX
after you press RESET.

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  I know the reason the /C /Z /A commands don't work, it is because SDX thinks
that the / is part of the filename.  That is what ICD said in any case. 
Textpro doesn't terminate the filename line properly, so when I do a load 
"D1:>JUNK.TXT/C" SpartaDos X receives the filename exactly as shown, complete 
with the /C.  I just want a fix for this problem. (A short ML routine to put a
EOL at the / before turning control over to SDX would do the trick, but I 
don't want to disassemble Textpro to make the patch.)

  As for the lockup...this only happens with Textpro and SDX.  Since I keep my
entire system connected when using SP3.2 none of the peripherals should be 
causing it.  The config.sys is:
USE BANKED
SET PROMPT=SDX D$N:
SET PATH=CAR:;1:>U*>;1:>;2:>MOS*>
SET CAR=C:BXE
DEVICE SPARTA
DEVICE SIO
DEVICE ATARIDOS
DEVICE CLOCK
DEVICE XEP80.SYS

  I keep KEY ON, and TD ON while using it.  I can live without TD ON but if I 
have to do a KEY OFF I'd rather trash SDX and use Sparta 3.2.
  

  FYI - Bobterm is a new terminal program by Bob Puff (SuperArc/Unarc) but 
KEY ON has no effect, you still type at normal atari speed and that really 
sucks.  Apart from that it is a really nice program, now if he will just let 
the KEY ON work. :)

Ordania-DM
@cup.portal.com