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From: cyallop@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Curtis Yallop)
Subject: Assigns and MouseoMeter
Status: RO
X-Status:
Why does anyone use assigns for their games/utils?? Why not just use
relative dir names! Like game.exe has folders data, gfx etc. Game just
calls data/... or gfx/...
Alternatives:
PROGDIR: -- assigned to each executable when run
Dir$ -- Current Dir in Amos
In C, you can even read argv[0] to get the Command in case they typed a
path before the exe name ie hd1:games/mygame.exe
I have too many assigns! And the DEFER option of Assign is no replacement!
(although it's much help)
I can understand HELP: libs: dev: t: clip: s: (OS ones) and maybe even MUI:
But not each Util and Game! When I move things on my HD, I usually just
move the Prog's Dir or the Prog and all it's files. I don't want to worry
about re-assigning assigns! Why would anyone want to move the executable
somewhere strange, away from the data?? If so, use a CMD_LINE arg!
Also, a tip to check if an assign/device exists:
ASSIGN devname: EXISTS >nil:
if NOT WARN EQ 5
echo It is Here.
endif
For instance I check if df1: exists, then addbuffers. (for when I remove
df1: temporarily, I hate getting errors!)
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Also, when I put AMOSPro in PAL mode, MouseOMeter keeps reading the Hard
Drive every second (flashing the HD light and making noises). Is there a
fix or is it MouseoMeter's bug?
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Curtis Yallop "Ms-Dos Sucks Dirt" cyallop@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
Amiga 1200 - '030 28MHz, 6MB RAM, 540HD http://www.ualberta.ca/~cyallop
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