Date   : Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:53:25 +0100
From   : "Nick B." <nick@...>
Subject: Re: XFER file without an INF file?

bill.carr2003 wrote:

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tim Fardell" <tim.fardell@...>
>  
>
>>On Thu, 19 Aug 2004, Nick B. wrote:
>>
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>>>You could create a simple BASIC file on the beeb, save it to floppy,
>>>transfer it to the PC with XFER . When on the PC just edit the .inf file
>>>with notepad, save-as your new BASIC prog name then see if it works with
>>>XFER.
>>>      
>>>
>>Thanks Nick. I did consider doing this, but took one look at the INF file
>>and saw that it contained checksums or CRCs or summat, so presumably I
>>would have to calculate these for the particular file in question?
>>
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>All that you should need within the INF file is
>
>$.FLENAME 001900 008023 0005C7
>                       LOAD   EXEC    LENGTH
>
>Length can be easily hexified by using Calculator in M$ Windows or PRINT
>~address on a BBC
>  
>
(Just realised I sent my reply to this direct to Tim...)
I looked at the file FORMAT.TXT in the XFER archive. All the INF file 
details and parameters are in there. You should be able to get away with 
just the LOAD and EXEC addresses (which should be the same for all BASIC 
progs). IIRC the lenght and other parameters are optional.

-- 
Nick Button
Nottingham/UK