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Re: Image filing system for .ADF files.

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The following bytes were arranged on 11 Sep 2011 by druck :

> On 11/09/2011 10:32, Gazza wrote:
> > If, as I suspect, the data in the ADF file is just a low level dump of
> > what's on an ADFS disc, surely it's just a matter of convincing ADFS
> > to mount a file rather than a physical device, for read only at any
> > rate. Writing might be a different story depending on how much extra
> > information an ADF file contains. E.G spare map entries, blank sectors
> > etc.
>
> All the formatting is handled by the Filecore module. The way to get
> Filecore to understand a Filecore formatted file image, is to implement
> a FileCore Image Filing System. It's very straightforward, all the hard
> work is done for you, you just have to open a file and read & write sectors.

I thought I'd seen a very similar request somewhere else, and I would
find such a utility incredibly useful as well, but there was a good
reason it hasn't been developed yet.  ISTR FileCore isn't re-entrant in
certain crucial points (if you try, you get - yes - "FileCore in use"),
thus effectively requiring you to write your own FileCore filing system
clone in order for the program to be functional.

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Image filing system for .ADF files. Gazza <usenet@garethlock.com> - 2011-09-11 02:32 -0700
  Re: Image filing system for .ADF files. druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2011-09-11 11:16 +0100
    Re: Image filing system for .ADF files. Martin Bazley <martin.bazley@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2011-09-11 14:26 +0100
  Re: Image filing system for .ADF files. "David Holden" <SpamBin@apdl.co.uk> - 2011-09-11 14:23 +0000
    Re: Image filing system for .ADF files. Gazza <usenet@garethlock.com> - 2011-09-12 06:59 -0700
  Re: Image filing system for .ADF files. Steffen Huber <spam@huber-net.de> - 2011-09-12 18:42 +0200
    Re: Image filing system for .ADF files. Gazza <usenet@garethlock.com> - 2011-09-16 15:59 -0700

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