home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Documentation for PTSRCNVT.COM
- Written by: Tom Digate
- Version 1.0 - Nov., 1979
-
- This program is used to convert files that were used
- with Processor Technology Software Package 1 and ALS8
- assemblers to a format that is CP/M assembler compatible.
- This includes adding tabs and semicolons in place of spaces
- and asterisks. The program reads the PT file from disk on
- a byte by byte basis and checks for label,opcode,operand,
- and comment fields. If a character replacement or deletion
- is required, it is performed and then the character is
- written to a new output file.
- The PT file can be saved on disk by first loading it
- into memory starting at location 100H and then saving
- it using the CP/M save command.
-
- The command format is as follows:
- PTSRCNVT ifilename ofilename <cr>
- The program checks for proper parameters and will abort
- if any are missing or the input file does not exist.
- The old ofilename will be erased and then a new file
- is created. This is done so that you do not have
- to erase it manually. If a disk error occurs, a message
- will be printed and the program will abort.
-
- This file was assembled using a MACRO library from
- a previous Users Group Volume and the Digital Research
- MACro Assembler. The COM file is a ready-to-run version
- of this file in case you do not have the above software tools.
- This program will not handle files that do not have
- line numbers or lines that have only a line number and nothing
- else. If a label is found, an opcode must be present.
- Opcodes that have no operand and use a period for formatting
- purposes will still have the period in the
- new file. This can be edited out by replacing all occurrences
- of a <tab>. with a <tab><tab>
- There are no other known peculiarities of this program.
- Hope that you enjoy using this program. It has saved me
- hours in upgrading my cassette system to CP/M. I hope that it
- can do the same for you.
-