Date   : Mon, 05 Aug 2002 17:10:38 +0100 
From   : owner-bbc-micro@...
Subject: Re: RE : Major BBC to PC conversion project


Hi All

[Snip]

> I've not done BBC->PC transfers, only the other way around.  To get the
> files from the PC to the BBC, I had to extract the actual files from the
> .dsd or .ssd image files (kind of like Winzip) and send them separately.
I
> used a program called BBC Explorer to do this.  I'm sure there must be a
> program that can do this the other way round (ie convert the files to a
disc
> image) - maybe BBC Explorer will do this?

Correct - you can create disc images using BBC Explorer. It is one of the
few occasions on Windoze where you are able to use the intuitive method of
drag-and-drop (used all the time on RISC OS).

Have the files you want to make into a disc image on a DOS floppy disc. I
use RISC OS so it's easy to transfer files from an ADFS disc to a DOS disc.
So the following is only of help if you are in a similar situation. For
every file you must have a .inf file, a text file which gives details about
the directory it's in, load and execute addresses etc. For example:

$.Program  4600 4600 0A00    

For a file called "Program" of length &A00 bytes. Unfortunately you will
have to do this for every program you want to put in the disc image.
However, if you don't need to know the load and execute addresses (i.e. you
will be using another program that loads it to a specific address) then you
can get away with just:

$.Program

In both cases save the text file under PROGRAM.INF.

In BBC explorer, click on the New icon along the top, name your disc, then
drag over files from a floppy onto the right hand side of the display. If
BBC explorer can't locate both components (the program and the .INF) it
won't be added to the disc image, so be meticulous.

I know this is long-winded and I have often wondered if there was a way of
automating it; ideas anyone?

Hope this is of some help.
Christopher.




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