Date   : Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:09:59 -0000
From   : mfirth@... (Michael Firth)
Subject: Entering a listing (or other text) into BeebEm

From: "John Richardson" <j.m.richardson@...>
To: <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 4:55 PM
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Entering a listing (or other text) into BeebEm


> Suppose I have a listing or other text on my Windows computer (from a
> Website or somewhere else)...
>
> ...what's the easiest (or any) way to 'paste' or load it into BeebEm.
>
> I was wondering:
>
> 1) Any way to CTRL-V it into the BeebEm window
>
> 2) Perhaps use an app to send a sequence of key-presses to the active
> BeebEm window
>
> 3) Somehow use the serial port emulation?
>
> 4) Or do I somehow have to turn the .txt file into a disc image?
>
> Any suggestions gratefully received :-)
>
> John
>
I haven't tried this, but I would expect that it would be possible to use 
something like com0com (http://com0com.sourceforge.net/) to create a pair of 
virtual COM ports, and then connect BeebEm to one (using the 'Comms/RS423 
Destination' menu item), and Hyperterminal or similar to the other one. You 
should then be able to use the *FX2,1 in BeebEm to use the serial port as 
the input stream, and then paste your program into the Hyperterminal 
session.

Hope this is useful

Michael