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From: randy@athena.mit.edu (Randall W Winchester)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Hello!
Summary: Converting BASIC <-> SEQ listings
Keywords: BASIC, SEQ, conversions
Message-ID: <1991May27.214633.25326@athena.mit.edu>
Date: 27 May 91 21:46:33 GMT
References: <873@seer.UUCP>
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In article <873@seer.UUCP> ericf@seer.UUCP (Eric Findley) writes:
>Hello, I am new to this system, so bear with my mistakes.
>I use an IBM AT and a Commodore 1 128, but my heart
>is with the Commodore.  Anyway, is there a program 
>available out there that will convert a PRG file to the
>ascii characters and then back to the PRG format??
>    
>Again, please excuse my messy message, in the future,
>my messages will look neater.  I promise.
> 
>Thanks.
>Eric Findley
>(sorry I don't have a .signature file)
>ericf@seer.mystic.com

Eric,

To convert a BASIC program to a sequential file, do the following in
direct mode:

	OPEN 2,dn,2, "filename,S,W":CMD 2:LIST

where dn = the drive number, filename = the name of the file with
which you want to save the listing.

After the drive stops, enter the following, also in direct mode:

	PRINT#2:CLOSE2

The resulting SEQuential file is in PETSCII.  To convert it to ASCII,
use KeyDOS Utility, which can be obtained via ftp from the Milton ftp
site:

Files: keydos128v2.sfx and kdutils2.sfx
Host: milton.u.washington.edu (128.95.136.1)
Directory: /public/download/c128current

The easiest way to turn a SEQ listing back into a program is to use
the Batch File Execute function key definition from keydos128v2.sfx.

KeyDOS and KeyDOS utilities are also available on a function ROM that
can be installed in the 128's empty ROM socket.  Send me email for
more information.

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