Difference between revisions of "Simple DFS Formatter"
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| − | DFS | + | DFS versions 0.xx and 1.xx do not have a format command built in. They are |
| − | with a format command on disk. A problem arises when you have no formatted | + | supplied with a format command on disk. A problem arises when you have no |
| − | disks to start with. This program is short enough to type in directly with | + | formatted disks to start with. This program is short enough to type in |
| − | no errors and will format a DFS disk. | + | directly with no errors and will format a DFS disk. |
| − | REM Quick | + | REM > FormDFS |
| − | DIM X% 31,data% 511 | + | REM Quick Formatter |
| − | + | DIM X% 31,data% 511:Y%=X%DIV256:*DISK | |
| + | ON ERROR REPORT:PRINT " at line ";ERL:OSCLI"FX180,"+STR$(PAGE/256):END | ||
*FX180,64 | *FX180,64 | ||
| − | INPUT"Drive: "drive% | + | INPUT"Drive: "drive% |
INPUT"Tracks: "num% | INPUT"Tracks: "num% | ||
FOR track%=0 TO num%-1 | FOR track%=0 TO num%-1 | ||
| − | + | PRINT CHR$13;"Track ";track%; | |
FOR sector%=0 TO 9 | FOR sector%=0 TO 9 | ||
data%!(sector%*4)=track% | data%!(sector%*4)=track% | ||
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X%?7=track% | X%?7=track% | ||
X%!8=&10002A10 | X%!8=&10002A10 | ||
| − | A%=127:CALL&FFF1 | + | A%=127:REPEAT:CALL&FFF1:UNTIL X%?12<>&10 |
| − | + | IF X%?12:PRINT" error &";~X%?12 | |
NEXT track%:PRINT | NEXT track%:PRINT | ||
FOR A%=0 TO 511 STEP 4:data%!A%=0:NEXT A% | FOR A%=0 TO 511 STEP 4:data%!A%=0:NEXT A% | ||
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X%!5=&4B03 | X%!5=&4B03 | ||
X%!9=&22 | X%!9=&22 | ||
| − | A%=127:CALL&FFF1 | + | A%=127:REPEAT:CALL&FFF1:UNTIL X%?10<>&10 |
| − | + | IF X%?10:PRINT"write error &";~X%?10 | |
| − | OSCLI"FX180,"+STR$(PAGE/256) | + | OSCLI"FX180,"+STR$(PAGE/256):END |
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===See Also=== | ===See Also=== | ||
[http://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/BBC/Disk/#format BBC FAQ] | [http://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/BBC/Disk/#format BBC FAQ] | ||
[[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] 14:46, 4 January 2008 (UTC) | [[User:Jgharston|Jgharston]] 14:46, 4 January 2008 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 20:56, 8 March 2015
DFS versions 0.xx and 1.xx do not have a format command built in. They are supplied with a format command on disk. A problem arises when you have no formatted disks to start with. This program is short enough to type in directly with no errors and will format a DFS disk.
REM > FormDFS
REM Quick Formatter
DIM X% 31,data% 511:Y%=X%DIV256:*DISK
ON ERROR REPORT:PRINT " at line ";ERL:OSCLI"FX180,"+STR$(PAGE/256):END
*FX180,64
INPUT"Drive: "drive%
INPUT"Tracks: "num%
FOR track%=0 TO num%-1
PRINT CHR$13;"Track ";track%;
FOR sector%=0 TO 9
data%!(sector%*4)=track%
data%?(sector%*4+2)=(sector%+track%*7)MOD10
data%?(sector%*4+3)=1
NEXT sector%
X%?0=drive%
X%!1=data%
X%!5=&6305
X%?7=track%
X%!8=&10002A10
A%=127:REPEAT:CALL&FFF1:UNTIL X%?12<>&10
IF X%?12:PRINT" error &";~X%?12
NEXT track%:PRINT
FOR A%=0 TO 511 STEP 4:data%!A%=0:NEXT A%
data%?&107=num%*10
data%?&106=num%/25.6
X%?0=drive%
X%!1=data%
X%!5=&4B03
X%!9=&22
A%=127:REPEAT:CALL&FFF1:UNTIL X%?10<>&10
IF X%?10:PRINT"write error &";~X%?10
OSCLI"FX180,"+STR$(PAGE/256):END
See Also
Jgharston 14:46, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
