an archaeological query suggested by some very, old source...

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Posted by Bob A on April 09, 2013 at 05:39:08:

was looking at some very old code which confused me because the following technique was used to create a .txt file in COMET:

setting up register variables AX, BX, CX, DX
some DOS calls to create the DOS file
A COMET CREATE to create the file in COMET

since there was some other arcana (including ENTERing a program called "GETSHORTY" (for which I don't have source)... but I think it gets the 8.3 short name for the file in question... I decided to take a modern tack.

So... I pulled out all this stuff and replaced it with a simple COMET CREATE statement for the .txt file which worked fine.

just wondering... how far back in the dawn of COMET did we have to do all this to CREATE a .txt file?

btw... the CREATE of the Keyed files in this same progrram were exactly as I would have coded them and, therefore, completely recognisable.

Thanx

Bob "A"

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