Program name needed

[atrax27407]

I'm having yet another "senior moment". There is a program out there that converts a D/V80 file into an executable XB program. I have it somewhere in my library but I'm unable to recall the name. Does anyone know what the name of the program might be or have a copy handy that they could upload?

[+Lee Stewart]

I'm having yet another "senior moment". There is a program out there that converts a D/V80 file into an executable XB program. I have it somewhere in my library but I'm unable to recall the name. Does anyone know what the name of the program might be or have a copy handy that they could upload?

 

What does “executable XB program” mean?

 

...lee

[atrax27407]

Either a regular XB program or a D/V163 merge type file.

[sparkdrummer]

I have and have used two different programs:

 

BASIC BUILDER by Paolo Bagnaresi

QS-CONVERT by Quality 99 Software

 

Give me a bit and I'll try and dig them up.

 

I'm still wanting PSYBORG by TImagination.

[+Lee Stewart]

Either a regular XB program or a D/V163 merge type file.

 

...so, converting from LIST format to SAVE format, right?

 

...lee

[+arcadeshopper]

also textloader (attached)

 

TEXTLOADER is a machine language routine which reads a
text file (such as might be created by TI-WRITER) and loads.
each line into the Extended BASIC command interpreter..
TEXTLOADER preprocesses the lines of text and ignores the
following:.
1) Leading and trailing spaces.
2) Lines whose first non-space character is a remark (!).
3) Carriage returns and any characters following them.
4) The TAB record written to text files by some editors.
Another special character is the 'required space' code.
denoted by '^'. This code is only active at the end of a.
line and signals the loader that a space should be written.
there. Any preceeding spaces will also be written. This.
feature is useful for ensuring a space between the last word.
of a line and the first word of the next line..
TEXTLOADER runs until 1) you press the CLEAR key
(FCTN-4), 2) there are no more lines of text or 3) the first.
three non-space characters in a line are RUN or OLD..
Three options let you select between batch files,.
loading a new program from text, or merging program lines.
into an existing program. Two other routines provide a help.
menu and let you continue processing if you halted execution.
with the CLEAR key (FCTN-4)..
Minimum requirements include an Extended BASIC module.
and memory expansion. Any display, variable 80 files - such.
as disk files and RS232/PIO files - may be loaded..
Compatibility with MYARC and New Horizon RAM disks has been.
checked..
This program taps directly into certain areas of the.
Extended BASIC module and may therefore not work with your.
particular module. It does work well with TI's Extended.
BASIC version 110 and MICROPAL's Extended BASIC version 110..

[sparkdrummer]

That's correct Lee - They convert a DV/80 file to program.

 

CONVERTERS.DSK

 

 

[Omega-TI]

I'm still waiting and hoping for the day when I can upload an Extended BASIC program to an Internet website, and automatically download a converted E/A 5 or BIN image.

I KNOW it's possible, it's just not been done.... YET!

[atrax27407]

Thanks everyone!

[RXB]

Either a regular XB program or a D/V163 merge type file.

LOL RXB also has IV254 format down two 1K XB programs which defaults at smaller to Program Image XB Programs.

Then there is BLOAD or BSAVE which is 8K Program Image files of lower 8K for Assembly or Data use.

 

Next RXB version reduced them to 4K chunks that can be loaded/saved anywhere in 32K, so even loading multiple XB programs in same 32K

thus change a few pointers and you should be able to run multiple XB programs from another RXB only feature USER.

 

CALL USER runs DV80 files that are like DOS batch files, thus CALL USER("path.dv80filename") could load multiple XB programs

into Lower 8K (Assembly) and load small XB programs almost 4K each and run all of them from that 1 DV80 file.

 

Recently added pointer changers like CALL PRAM to change memory pointer location, CALL VDPSTACK to change VDPSTACK location.

 

Wish others would take advantage of all this effort I have put into RXB.

 

When was TEXTLOADER created as RXB has had CALL USER since 2000 to run TEXT BATCH files?

Edited January 8, 2019 by RXB

[atrax27407]

It looks like 1985 or 1986 from a review in MICROpendium.

[RXB]

It looks like 1985 or 1986 from a review in MICROpendium.

Wow I got the idea from looking at Windows DOS and went from there....