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- Copying the ViewStore Utility disc to ADFS
-
- Why will you want to do this
-
- ViewStore has been written to be filing system independent, and as such
- does not support the use of more than one file per database, and does not
- allow a database to be split over several physical discs. So the user who
- wishes to build a large database must choose a filing system that will
- accommodate his data. The limit on DFS is 200K, for an otherwise empty
- disc surface, whereas as ADFS L(arge) format floppy can store a 640K
- database, and an ADFS Winchester drive correspondingly more. ADFS is also
- quite a bit faster than DFS on most file operations, and allows sensible
- partitioning of your disc into various work areas.
-
- How to go about it
-
- To transfer all the utilities and examples from your supplied Acornsoft
- Viewstore disc, follow the instructions below.
-
- If you have 40 track drives
-
- Use your ADFS utilities (B/B+) / Welcome disc (Master 128) to format a
- S(mall) format ADFS disc.
-
- If you have 80 track drives
-
- Use your ADFS utilities / Welcome disc to format a M(edium) or L(arge)
- format ADFS disc, depending on whether you have single or double sided
- disc drives.
-
- If you have a BBC Model B you will need to run the Config program (See
- ViewStore installation leaflet) first to convert your DFS ViewStore disc
- to 80 track format, otherwise (on a Model B+64, B+128 or Master Series)
- type:
-
- *DISC
-
- *DRIVE 0 401
-
- to read the supplied disc without having to use Config
-
- Now do the following:
-
- *BASIC
-
- *FADFS
-
- *MOUNT 01 - insert you ADFS utilities/Welcome disc into drive 0
-
- With the ADFS utilities disc type:
-
- LOAD "Utilities.Copyfiles"
-
- If you are using your Welcome disc type:
-
- LOAD "Copyfiles"
-
- *MOUNT 0 1 - insert your ADFS ViewStore work disc in drive 0
-
- *CDIR ViewStore
-
- *DIR ViewStore
-
- *CDIR D
-
- *CDIR E
-
- *CDIR F
-
- *CDIR I
-
- *CDIR R
-
- *CDIR S
-
- *CDIR U
-
- RUN
-
- The Copyfiles program will now ask various questions that you should
- answer as below, swapping discs where asked to.
- Copyfiles Vx.xx
-
- Source filing system D ->DISC
- Enter DFS drive number 0 RETURN
- Enter source directory D RETURN
- Insert DFS disc into drive 0
- Destination filing system A ->ADFS
- Enter ADFS drive number 0 RETURN
- Enter destination directory $.ViewStore.D RETURN
- Copying mode L RETURN
- Source list spec * RETURN
-
- Copyfiles will now copy all files from directory D on your DFS ViewStore
- disc to the $.ViewStore.D directory on your new ADFS disc. When this is
- done, the prompt 'Source list spec' will reappear. Press ESCAPE to
- return to the main menu and repeat for all the above directories, i.e.
- E,F,I,R,S and U(e.g. DFS source directory U -> ADFS destination directory
- $.Viewstore.U)
-
- When you have done all the above transfers correctly, you should have an
- ADFS disc ready for use with ViewStore.
-
-
-
-
- 23rd February 1989
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