rob@asgb.UUCP (06/26/84)
( whew! The li ng monster onl ouple of bites ) I have a couple of questions which Digital Research left unanswered in their documentation. I understand they have been improving, but the versions of their manuals I have seem to fall short of the quality of their software. I did try calling them, but they refused to answer, as I have not purchased their $250.00 programmers support subscription. Sounds rather outrageous at first, but I guess they have to do that or else they would end up consulting for half the country. The questions: 1. This question is about the CP/M* file "$$$.SUB". How does one generate the values for the first byte of each sector? I've written a nicer version of the "SUBMIT" command, and this is the only thing keeping it from working. 2. When compiling CB-80* programs, is there any way to tell the compiler a given function, variable, or statement label is either external or global so they may be referenced by all linked modules? I am converting a program to CB-80 for a friend. I would like to plthece the main menu and a frequently used functions in the resident module and have them callable from overlays. I saw no provision for this in their manual, and I don't have the compiler on my system to experiment with. I would appreciate some help anyone might be able to give me on these questions. Please reply with "mail". * CPM (CP/M) and CB80 are trademarks of Digital Research Inc. Thanks in advance, Rob Greenbank Burroughs, Boulder Colorado decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!bmcg!asgb!rob