Re: A86: SQRXZ HELP!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Re: A86: SQRXZ HELP!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
So you're saying that the vat name changed from zero-terminated on the 85 to
length byte on the 86?! or how exactly are you saying the vat name changed?
(i don't know what asciiz is)
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>I had to program different file structures for 86S.
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>Specifically, the differences are this.
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>File signature: **TI85** -> **TI86**
>Extended signature (hex): 1A 00 0C -> 1A 00 0C
>VAT name: ASCIIZ -> 9 character null padded
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>Those're the differences, and they do make a difference. The reason your
>graphlink software will read the renamed files is because it looks inside
>and sees that it's a TI-85 file, not because the two files are different.
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>If you change **TI85** to **TI86**, you'll find that the Graphlink software
>will no longer open the file due to an invalid format...
>
>Nathan
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>> [mailto:owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Dux Gregis
>> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 1998 4:22 PM
>> To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>> Subject: Re: A86: SQRXZ HELP!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The VAT name format is the same; the only difference between 85 variables
>> and 86 variables are that 86 asm, hex, and edit lock tokens were added to
>> the beginning of those porgram variables. All I've ever had to
>> do is rename
>> xxx.85s to xxx.86s and I've never had a problem (graph link software)
>>
>>
>> >
>> >Uh, WRONG!
>> >
>> >The 85 and 86 filetypes are different! "**TI8X**" is NOT the only
>> >difference! This will not work, there's an extended signature
>> and the VAT
>> >name format is different. (Sorry, but I'm tired of hearing people say
>> >that!)
>> >
>> >Just use your Winlink86 software to send the 85 file. Change the mask
to
>> >*.85*: that works fine.
>> >
>> >Nathan
>> >-----
>> >Stuntman (Nathan Haines) - ICQ UIN#: 2157863
>> >http://table.jps.net/~stuntman/nathan.html
>> >QuickBASIC/Visual BASIC/TI-BASIC programmer (just your basic programmer)
>> >President of Stuntworks - http://www.jps.net/stuntman/
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>> >> [mailto:owner-assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Joshua J
Seagoe
>> >> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 1998 2:34 PM
>> >> To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
>> >> Subject: Re: A86: SQRXZ HELP!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> why do you need to? the 86 can recieve 85 strings.
>> >>
>> >> if you really have to, you can rename it to .86s and open with a hex
>> >> editor and change the **TI-85** or whatever to 86. dos edit will work
>> >> for this if you use the "open as binary" check box
>> >>
>> >> -josh
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 20 Dec 1998 17:14:15 EST Assembly86@aol.com writes:
>> >> >
>> >> >Help me!?!?
>> >> >
>> >> >I know how to make levels with ¿Jimmy Mardels? level editor.
>> >> >Then it saves them as a bin file
>> >> >Then you use BIN2STR and it makes it into progname.85s
>> >> >How do you make it into a 86 string?
>> >> >
>> >> >Please write full steps
>> >> >
>> >> >ex.
>> >> >bin2str
>> >> > NEXT
>> >> >bin2str name.bin name2
>> >> > NEXT
>> >> >THANK YOU
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
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