Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!xmission!news.bbs-scene.org!macgui.com!benoit0123 From: Benoit0123 Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.programmer Subject: Re: Merlin's "PUT" Pseudo Op Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:25:29 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Mac GUI Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: gunshin.wiredns.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: technocratmedia-w1.news.bbs-scene.org 1384467929 4970 74.119.145.48 (14 Nov 2013 22:25:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@bbs-scene.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:25:29 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Mac GUI Usenet Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.apple2.programmer:969 bpicchi wrote: > My source is reaching HIMEM ($8000) and I need to break it up into 2 > smaller source files. I tested this out by taking a portion of it and > saving it separately (called the file "intro" for now). Then in the 2nd > file I used the PUT opcode using the syntax "PUT Intro". I get a message > back saying file not found even though the file is present on the disk. I > tried saving the intro file in different formats (Intro.S, Intro as a text > file, etc). What's the secret to getting this to work. I'm sure it's a > simple newbie mistake with syntax. > If you're using the DOS 3.3 version of Merlin, then a) either the file should be named T.INTRO and be of text type so that the PUT INTRO directive works or b) the file should be named INTRO and be of text type and you should use the directive PUT with an ! sign prefixing the name as in PUT !INTRO Such PUT files are purely text files and can be created by using the Write option from Merlin main menu. Details are given on page 93 of Merlin 8/16 user guide. HTHATS, Benoit -- Growing old is mandatory.. growing up is optional.. But the other way round is as true.