wei@princeton.UUCP (P Wei) (02/19/86)
I downloaded the dosamatic for ibmpc from the net.sources a few weeks ago. After cutting off the lines before #---cut here--- line in the uuencoded files 1 and 2, I 'cat 2 >> 1' then run the 'sh 1'. After transfering the exe file to ibmpc AT (dos 3.0), I tried to run it. I got the Turbo-Pascal run time error message FF ( which means heap/stack collision). Can anyone tell me what went wrong ? ( I used the supplied ibmmono.bat to run it). Or can someone near Princeton send me the two uuencoded files ? Thanks. HP Wei (wei@princeton) PS: The run time error happened the second time. The first time the ibmmono.bat simply returned to dos. The third time the machine was stuck and had to soft reboot.
bmarsh@noscvax.UUCP (William C. Marsh) (02/20/86)
In article <1227@princeton.UUCP>, wei@princeton.UUCP (P Wei) writes: > I downloaded the dosamatic for ibmpc from the net.sources a few weeks ago. > After cutting off the lines before #---cut here--- line in the uuencoded > files 1 and 2, I 'cat 2 >> 1' then run the 'sh 1'. > After transfering the exe file to ibmpc AT (dos 3.0), I tried to run it. > I got the Turbo-Pascal run time error message FF ( which means heap/stack > collision). Can anyone tell me what went wrong ? ( I used the supplied > ibmmono.bat to run it). > Or can someone near Princeton send me the two uuencoded files ? > Thanks. > HP Wei (wei@princeton) > > PS: The run time error happened the second time. The first > time the ibmmono.bat simply returned to dos. The third time the machine > was stuck and had to soft reboot. The problem uudecoding dosamatic (and arc, for that matter) is that postnews adds some blank lines to the end of each article. These lines have to be deleted before joining the two halves of the shar file together. I have succesfully downloaded both dosamatic and arc500 from the postings on this newsgroup. My suggestion for future postings of this type are to split the uuencoded file BEFORE sharing it, then sharing each piece as separate files. The two files could be combined using cat, then uudecoded. I'm surprised uudecode didn't complain. Maybe it doesn't do any type of crc or error checking. -- Bill Marsh, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA {arpa,mil}net: bmarsh@nosc uucp: {ihnp4,akgua,decvax,dcdwest,ucbvax}!sdcsvax!noscvax!bmarsh "If everything seems to be coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane."
jmg@cernvax.UUCP (jmg) (02/21/86)
I too need help with DOSAMATIC, but not to get it working on the PC: that was no problem. There are a few minor bugs that annoy me, namely 1. When the menu says 'show hidden files' it actually means do not show them. 2. When asking to execute a batch file it says 'Enter Command:" when it really wants the parameters only. 3. I cannot find a way to stop it always asking me if what I want to do is a graphics program (it never is). 4. I am not sure that it always indicates the correct number of subtasks. 5. etc. etc. BUT my main gripe is that my version is always hanging up the XT needing a hard boot. I just did it again, running dosamatic under itself (stupid twit that I am). Am I alone in having problems, or is it all a ploy to get me to pay my money and receive the latest and greatest version? Personally, I would happily pay (or negociate a site-wide license), but only after ensuring that the goods are worth the price. Every need for a time-consuming hard boot reduces the price which I think it is worth.
ejb@think.ARPA (Erik Bailey) (02/22/86)
In article <279@cernvax.UUCP> jmg@cernvax.UUCP (Mike Gerard, DD Division, CERN.) writes: >I too need help with DOSAMATIC, but not to get it working on the PC... >1. When the menu says 'show hidden files' it actually means do not show them. Right. They are toggles -- hit it and THEN it WILL show'em. >2. When asking to execute a batch file it says 'Enter Command:" when it > really wants the parameters only. Yup. Pretty stupid... :-( >3. I cannot find a way to stop it always asking me if what I want to do > is a graphics program (it never is). This is REALLY dumb. So far as I know, there ain't no way. :-( >4. I am not sure that it always indicates the correct number of subtasks. It doesn't. You have to hit F2 to update the screen. :-( >5. etc. etc. :-( :-( > >BUT >my main gripe is that my version is always hanging up the XT needing a >hard boot. Never had THIS problem (but then again, I don't use DOSAMATIC anymore. :-) ) -- Erik Bailey -- 7 Oak Knoll (USENET courtesy of ihnp4!godot!ejb Arlington, MA 02174 Thinking Machines Corp. ejb@think.com.arpa (617) 643-0732 Cambridge, MA) It takes thought to make a program that thinks. But it takes work to make a program that works.
jmg@cernvax.UUCP (jmg) (02/26/86)
More DOSAMATIC problems:- 1. With LASTDRIVE=Z the left-hand side list of units gets all screwed up: when I use via MS-NET on virtual disk E it reads (from the top) B C D E E F G H .... with the second E blinking. Moving the cursor up gets it correct, but then moving it down towards Z screws it again. 2. I would like to set up various defaults, such as showing hidden files, sorting by date and time etc. 3. Copying a whole directory. It ain't bad, though.