jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) (12/03/88)
Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but when I get the file requester it is full of garbage characters. If I type the name of a file that exists in dh1:pics it will load okay, but it would be nice if I could see what files are out there. I have also tried to increase the stack size, to no avail. This problem exists on both 1.2 and 1.3 AmigaDOS. Oh, I am using a Amiga 1000, Supra 4x4 20Mb disk and 1Mb expanded memory. If anyone can help me solve this I'd appreciate it. Thanks, Jim Garrison
karl@sugar.uu.net (Karl Lehenbauer) (12/04/88)
In article <4830006@hpiacla.HP.COM>, jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) writes: > Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I > have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but when I get the > file requester it is full of garbage characters. Yeah. DPaint apparently has a fixed buffer for directory data. If there are too many files in the directory, DPaint will overwrite the file requester or guru. This is true for floppies as well, people just don't tend to have a ton of files in one directory on floppy like they do on hard drives. -- -- "We've been following your progress with considerable interest, not to say -- contempt." -- Zaphod Beeblebrox IV -- uunet!sugar!karl, Unix BBS (713) 438-5018
jlockhar@ssibbs.UUCP (John Lockhart) (12/06/88)
In article <3050@sugar.uu.net>, karl@sugar.uu.net (Karl Lehenbauer) writes: > In article <4830006@hpiacla.HP.COM>, jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) writes: > > Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I > > have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but when I get the EA has quietly fixed this so that you have a dh0: instead of dh: now. They also fixed the problem with fonts: overflowing the menu -- now you can only use so many fonts, and it ignores the excess. > too many files in the directory, DPaint will overwrite the file requester or I don't know if they fixed this; I don't have all that many pics on my hard drive -- at least, not yet :-) -- --- John Lockhart ___________________________________________________________________ ...{mit-eddie,pyramid,datacube}!mirror!ssi3b1!ssibbs!jlockhar jlockhar@ssibbs.UUCP or jwl@feanor.stanford.edu
jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) (12/06/88)
In article <4830006@hpiacla.HP.COM> jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) writes: > >Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I >have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but when I get the >file requester it is full of garbage characters. If I type the name of a >file that exists in dh1:pics it will load okay, but it would be nice if I >could see what files are out there. I have also tried to increase the >stack size, to no avail. This problem exists on both 1.2 and 1.3 AmigaDOS. >Oh, I am using a Amiga 1000, Supra 4x4 20Mb disk and 1Mb expanded memory. >If anyone can help me solve this I'd appreciate it. > I am using a Microbotics HardFrame (real nice - just released... commercial over) with DP2 on drive DH8:. I can load things from that drie with no problems at all. All I have to do is type in the dh8: in the filerequester myself. Once it finds DH8: everything is just fine and dandy. >Thanks, > >Jim Garrison De nada -- Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit. Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one. {@_@} jdow@bix (where else?) Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM the knight. Does the fair maiden ever {backbone}!gryphon!jdow win? Surely both the knight and dragon stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide? Better yet - she should get an Amiga and quit playing with dragons and knights.
lphillips@lpami.van-bc.UUCP (Larry Phillips) (12/07/88)
> EA has quietly fixed this so that you have a dh0: instead of dh: now. > They also fixed the problem with fonts: overflowing the menu -- now you > can only use so many fonts, and it ignores the excess. On the fonts, all I can say is that it's about bloody time. On the 'DH0:' thing, I am less than thrilled. What kind of braindead folks run EA anyway, that they can't look at programs that do it right? Drive information is all right there waiting for them, if they'd only look. -larry -- "Intelligent CPU? I thought you said Intel CPU!" -Anonymous IBM designer- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lpami.wimsey.bc.ca!lphillips or van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 | +----------------------------------------------------------------+
scott@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden) (12/07/88)
In article <4830006@hpiacla.HP.COM> jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) writes: > >Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I >have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but ... If your DPAINT II file requesters show DH: and not DH0:, then you have an older version of DPAINT, and might want to contact EA for an upgrade. As a side benefit, you will be receiving it non-copyprotected, so you can start DPAINT II from your hard disk. Takes 2 seconds for me to start the program... -scott
jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) (12/09/88)
>Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I >have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but when I get the >file requester it is full of garbage characters. If I type the name of a >file that exists in dh1:pics it will load okay, but it would be nice if I >could see what files are out there. I have also tried to increase the >stack size, to no avail. This problem exists on both 1.2 and 1.3 AmigaDOS. >Oh, I am using a Amiga 1000, Supra 4x4 20Mb disk and 1Mb expanded memory. >If anyone can help me solve this I'd appreciate it. Thanks, everyone for the responses. The problem turns out to be DPAINT choking if there are ~40 or more files in the directory being searched. I took my files and arranged them in subdirectories so that there are less than 40 files in the main directory, and now everything works just fine. Again, thanks for the help. Jim Garrison [ This space for rent ]
papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (12/09/88)
In article <4830006@hpiacla.HP.COM| jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) writes: |Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I |have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but when I get the |file requester it is full of garbage characters. If I type the name of a |file that exists in dh1:pics it will load okay, but it would be nice if I |could see what files are out there. My version doesn't use dh: but dh0: and it loads fine files from the hard disk. This is a later "update" of Dpaint II that you get ONLY if you ask for it. -- Marco Papa 'Doc' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= uucp:...!pollux!papa BIX:papa ARPAnet:pollux!papa@oberon.usc.edu "There's Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Diga!" -- Leo Schwab [quoting Rick Unland] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=