Date   : Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:06:08 +0100
From   : "David Hunt" <dm.hunt@...>
Subject: Re: Copying from DFS to ADFS

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of
> Richard Hobbis
> Sent: 25 October 2005 07:17
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: [BBC-Micro] Copying from DFS to ADFS
> 
> Can I copy DFS 5.25" discs to ADFS 3.5" discs using just my Master &
> drives?
> I have yet to get a PC to write a BBC disk successfully and have a lot
> of NZ-written educational software on 5.25" that I'd like to convert to
> ADFS.
> 
> Cheers
> Richard, NZ

Yes you can.

You need to use the command *MOVE.

This doesn't actually move files but moves them between filing systems. Note
the filing system prefixes.

Assuming drive 0 is DFS and drive 1 is ADFS (could be NFS/ANFS I suppose)

e.g.

*MOUNT 1
*MOVE -DISC-:0.$.ARCADIA -ADFS-:1.$.ARCADIA
*ACCESS ARCADIA R

You need to ensure you have mounted the ADFS disc first, you also cannot
move files like G.Hopper2 to ADFS without renaming them e.g. Hopper2 or if
you have a BIN folder in the root then perhaps :1.BIN.Hopper2 etc.

Then you need to mark the files as being readable, use the *ACCESS command
to achieve this.

The process is slow and shadow RAM is used as temporary memory, so you need
to make sure it is switched off, e.g.

*SHADOW 0
MODE 7
...

Dave ;)