Screen Dump Utility for DEBUG?

[+Larry]

I'd like to be able to print some screen data from the AsmEd DEBUG screens, and I don't see any way to directly do it from the cartridge. (?) I really can't use Omnimon (which has a built-in Printer toggle) for this particular project. So maybe a screen dump utility would work (through APE's Virtual MX printer). Any ideas for something that might already be available? Dos 2.0 or MyDos would be best, but Sparta should work for this, also.

 

Thanks,

Larry

 

 

[Rybags]

Possibly a custom E: handler could do it - allow echoing of whatever's sent to the screen to go to P: as well, maybe using a hotkey to toggle it on/off.

 

Other options - not sure. With Basic you can fairly easily redirect such stuff, I don't think they quite built the same versatility into AsmEd.

[Marius]

Wouldn't it be possible to do the E: -> P: output-bypass trick ?

 

It's described in mapping iirc that every screen output is sent to the P:

[+Larry]

Thanks, guys! I'll take a look at the Mapping article. Now that you mentioned it, I do seem to remember that, also.

 

-Larry

[danwinslow]

If you're debugging, it's hard to beat Altirra. Just saying.

[Marius]

If you're debugging, it's hard to beat Altirra. Just saying.

 

It's true, but what I've said before: my fun with atari is using my atari, and finally not having to use my PC or Mac. If I need a PC tool to debug stuff for my atari, that is end of fun for me. So I do all my coding and debugging on real a8. I code with Synassembler and I debug with Turbo Freezer 2011. Almost as powerful as Altirra, and… the real thing

[+bob1200xl]

Depends on your OS. If you are running an 800XL, change $346-$347 from $AFF2 to $CAFE. On a 1200XL, change $F1F4 to $EC6B.

 

To go back to the screen, restore the original values.

 

Bob

[+Larry]

Depends on your OS. If you are running an 800XL, change $346-$347 from $AFF2 to $CAFE. On a 1200XL, change $F1F4 to $EC6B.

 

To go back to the screen, restore the original values.

 

Bob

 

That looks like it would work just fine -- thanks, Bob.

 

...and looking in Mapping at $0340 to $034F (for IOCB 0), I see this and the same reference to sending data to P: as Prowizard mentioned above.

 

-Larry