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- PUT.COM
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- Description. PUT.COM wil∞ becomσ ß ver∙ valuablσ helper« I⌠ ì
- allow≤á yo⌡á t∩á cop∙á ß filσ froφ disδá t∩á disδá witΦá absolutσ ì
- certaint∙á tha⌠ thσ transfe≥ wa≤ madσ flawlessly«á Thi≤á prograφ ì
- wa≤ developeΣ wheε i⌠ wa≤ discovereΣ tha⌠ PIP.COM¼á eveε witΦ thσ ì
- "verifyóá option¼á woulΣá no⌠á detec⌠ memor∙á o≥á othe≥á hardwarσ ì
- failures«á Completσá detail≤á oµá thi≤ tes⌠á arσá availablσá upoε ì
- request¼á bu⌠á thσá reasoε fo≥ PIP'≤ inabilit∙ t∩á providσá thi≤ ì
- confidencσá facto≥á i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ onl∙ re-read≤ wha⌠ wa≤ writteεá t∩ ì
- thσ destinatioε filσ t∩ comparσ witΦ thσ content≤ oµ memory«á Iµ ì
- memor∙á i≤á bad¼á o≥ glitche≤ durinτ thσ transfer¼á PI╨á wil∞á bσ ì
- unablσ t∩ detec⌠ thi≤ error«á PUT¼á oε thσ othe≥ hand¼á re-read≤ ì
- thσá destinatioεá filσá t∩ ensurσ thσá memor∙á imagσá wa≤á copieΣ ì
- correctly¼á bu⌠á theεá re-read≤á thσ sourcσ filσ t∩ bσá surσá thσ ì
- memor∙ imagσ i≤ aε exac⌠ replicß oµ thσ origina∞ sourcσ filσ and└ ì
- hasn'⌠á beeε altereΣ b∙ powe≥á transients¼á alphßá particles¼á o≥ ì
- othe≥á phenomenoεá whicΦá coulΣ havσ causeΣá ßá temporar∙á memor∙ ì
- failure« PUT employe≤ ß uniquσ algorhyth└ t∩ minimizσ disδ drivσ ì
- heaΣá movemen⌠ whicΦ i≤ thσ principlσ causσ oµ thσ slo≈ operatioε ì
- usuall∙á founΣ iε filσ cop∙ programs«á Yo⌡ wil∞ probabl∙á noticσ ì
- tha⌠ PUT¼á eveε witΦ thi≤ doublσ verify¼á i≤ faste≥ thaε PI╨ witΦ ì
- verify in almost all cases.
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- Operation. Iµ yo⌡ arσ familia≥ witΦ PIP¼á yo⌡ wil∞ quickl∙á learε ì
- t∩ usσ PUT«á Iε fact¼á PI╨ user≤ wil∞ finΣ tha⌠ PUT i≤ mucΦ morσ ì
- toleren└á oµá synta° thaε PIP¼á anΣ i≤á mucΦá "friendlier"«á PUT ì
- allow≤á thσ filσ namσ o≥ descriptioε t∩ appea≥ oε eithe≥ sidσá oµ ì
- thσá equa∞ sign¼á wherea≤ PI╨ insist≤ tha⌠ thσ descriptioε appea≥ ì
- only on the right. The following example will illustrate:
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- A>PU╘ B║á ╜ FILENAME.TY╨ o≥ A>PU╘ B:FILENAME.TY╨ ╜ A║á arσ ì
- botΦ acceptable¼ bu⌠ onl∙ A>PI╨ B║ ╜ FILENAME.TY╨ i≤ alloweΣ wheε ì
- using PIP.
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- PUT is initiated by typing one of the following forms:
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- PUT<cr>
- or PUT commandline <cr>
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- Iε botΦ case≤ PUTä i≤ loadeΣ anΣ executed«á Iε casσ one¼ PUTä ì
- respond≤á with║á READY>äá anΣá wait≤ fo≥ commanΣá line≤á froφá thσ ì
- console« Upoε completioε oµ thσ command¼ PUTä agaiε respond≤ witΦ ì
- thσá READY>ä promp⌠ unti∞ aε empt∙ commanΣ linσ i≤ typeΣá (i.e«á ß ì
- singlσ carriagσ returε <cr╛ i≤ typeΣ b∙ thσ operator)« Iε forφ 2¼ ì
- PUTäá execute≤ thσ singlσ commanΣ linσ giveε witΦ thσ PUTäá commanΣ ì
- anΣá theεá terminate≤á b∙ returninτ t∩ CP/M«á Thσ forφá oµá eacΦ ì
- commanΣ linσ is:
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- destination = source#1, source#2, ..., source#n<cr>
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- wherσá "destinationóá i≤ thσ filσ namσ t∩ receivσ thσá data¼á anΣ ì
- "sourcσá #1¼á ...¼á sourcσ #nó represen⌠ ß serie≤ oµ onσ o≥á morσ ì
- file≤á whicΦ arσ t∩ bσ copieΣ t∩ thσ destination«á Iµ morσá thaε ìèonσá filσá namσá i≤á specifieΣ fo≥á thσá source¼á thσá file≤á arσ ì
- concatenateΣ.
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- Wheεá concatenatioεá i≤ specified¼á thσá sourcσá file≤á MUSTä ì
- contaiεá ASCI╔á character≤á witΦ ß control-┌ a≤á thσá end-of-filσ ì
- character« Thesσ end-of-filσ character≤ arσ removeΣ froφ al∞ bu⌠ ì
- thσá las⌠ filσ iε thσ lis⌠ iε orde≥ t∩ perforφ thσ concatenation« ì
- Thσ tota∞ commanΣ linσ lengtΦ i≤ limiteΣ t∩ thσ sizσ oµ thσá CP/═ ì
- input line buffer which is 128 characters.
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- Thσá destinatioε anΣ sourcσ filσ name≤ caε contaiε ambiguou≤ ì
- filσ references« Also¼ thσ destinatioε and/o≥ sourcσ caε contaiε ì
- ß precedinτ disδ drivσ namσ (A:¼á B:¼ C:¼ etc.⌐ whicΦ define≤ thσ ì
- particula≥á disδ drivσ wherσ thσ filσ ma∙ bσ obtaineΣ o≥á stored« ì
- Thσá curren⌠á drivσá namσá i≤ assumeΣ iµá ßá drivσá namσá i≤á no⌠ ì
- specified.
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- Unlikσá PIP¼á PUTä canno⌠ usσ ß sourcσ filσ a≤ ßá destinatioε ì
- filσá unles≤á thσ drivσ namσ i≤ different«á Thi≤ i≤ becausσá PUTä ì
- erase≤á an∙ existinτ filσ witΦ thσ samσ namσ a≤á thσá destinatioε ì
- before starting transfer of the source file(s).
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- Thσáá followinτáá example≤áá wil∞á illustratσáá thσáá prope≥ ì
- invocations of PUT:
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- Command line Result
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- B: = FILENAME.TYP Thesσ form≤ arσ identical« Thσ ì
- B:FILENAME.TYP = A:ááááááááááááááááfilσá FILENAME.TY╨á i≤á copieΣ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááfroφá thσ curren⌠ drivσ (A⌐ t∩ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááádrivσ B.
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- B: = *.*áááááááááááááááááááááááááááTransfer≤á AL╠ file≤ froφá thσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááádefaul⌠á (current⌐á drivσáá t∩ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááádrive B.
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- B: = C:*.ASMáááááááááááááááááááááááTransfer≤á al∞ file≤á oµá typσ ì
- b:*.asm=c:ááááááááááááááááááááááááá.AS═ froφ drivσ ├ t∩ drivσ B
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- B:*.asm = C:*.BAKááááááááááááááááááTransfer≤á al∞á file≤ oµá typσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá.BA╦á oεá drivσ ├ t∩á drivσá ┬ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááwhilσá changinτá thσá typσá t∩ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá.ASM
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- ????list.* = d:ááááááááááááááááááááTransfer≤ al∞ file≤ oε drivσ ─ ì
- a: = d:????list.* áááááááááááááááwhicΦ havσ "listó a≤ thσá las⌠ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá┤á letter≤ oµ thσ filenamσá t∩ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááthσ curren⌠ drive.
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- b:buy??t.??s = pay??u.??tááááááááááThi≤á i≤ aε examplσ oµ ho≈ thσ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááambiguou≤á filenamσá characte≥ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá("?"⌐á caε bσ useΣá t∩á renamσ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááfile≤ durinτ thσ transfer«á Iε ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááthi≤á application¼á carσá mus⌠ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááábe≥á takeε t∩ ensurσ tha⌠á thσ ìèááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá"?óáá appear≤áá iεá thσáá samσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááárelativσ positioε iε botΦ filσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááánames«á ┴ ambiguit∙á mismatcΦ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááerro≥á wil∞ occu≥ iµ thi≤ rulσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááái≤á violated«á File≤á oεá thσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááádefault(current⌐á drivσá whicΦ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááábegiε witΦ "payó anΣ havσá "uó ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááa≤á thσ 6tΦ characte≥ woulΣ bσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááátransferreΣ t∩ drivσ ┬ anΣ thσ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá"payó anΣ "uó woulΣ bσ changeΣ ì
- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááto "buy" and "t" respectively.
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- Concatenatinτá Files.ä PUTä allow≤ file≤ t∩ bσ joineΣ togethe≥á enΣ ì
- t∩ end«á Thσ forφ i≤ simple« Thσ commß ma∙ bσ followeΣ b∙ blanδ ì
- spaces«á PUTä wil∞ verif∙ thσ resultan⌠ filσ b∙ re-readinτ al∞ thσ ì
- composite source files.
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- new.asm = oldname.asm, other.lib,ánext.asm
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- áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááThi≤ forφ result≤ iε thσ file≤ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá"oldname.asm"¼ "other.libó anΣ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááá"next.asmóáá t∩áá bσááá joineΣ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááátogethe≥á witΦ an∙ interveninτ ì
- ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááácontrol-z's removed.
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- Transferrinτá Binar∙ Files.ä PI╨ requireΣ ß specia∞á commanΣá linσ ì
- modifie≥ wheε transferrinτ binar∙ file≤ tha⌠ werσ no⌠ oµ thσ filσ ì
- typσá ".COM"«á PUTäá treat≤á al∞ file≤ a≤á binar∙á excep⌠á durinτ ì
- concatenation and therefor no special modifier is necessary.
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- Fina∞á Comments.ä PUTä wil∞ no⌠ completel∙ replacσ PIP«á I⌠ wa≤ no⌠ ì
- intendeΣ t∩ includσ al∞ thσ capabilit∙ oµ PIP« Thσ mos⌠ commonl∙ ì
- useΣ ability¼á t∩ transfe≥ file≤ betweeε diskettes¼á wa≤ enhanceΣ ì
- t∩á providσá ß morσ reliablσ transfer«á PUTä doe≤á filσá transfe≥ ì
- better¼á faster¼ anΣ morσ reliably« Iµ yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ conver⌠ uppe≥ ì
- casσá t∩á lowe≥ casσ (o≥ vicσ versa)¼á o≥ transfe≥á file≤á t∩á aε ì
- input/outpu⌠ devicσ likσ LIS╘ o≥ PUNC╚ (LST:¼ PUN:⌐ theε yo⌡ wil∞ ì
- still need PIP.
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- .PA
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