rrw@naucse.UUCP (Robert Wier) (04/05/89)
In a couple of communications programs I use (Kermit and Miniterm) occasionally I will need to initalize a new floppy in order to do some file transfers. However, it seems that both of these program mask off disk-insertion service routines. I can see why you'd want to do this if someone were to insert a disk while data is being received, but it is irritating that I can't do it without exiting the program (I know, I should just initialize all of them at once.. but I'm not that organzied!). Does anyone know of an fkey or da which can be used to force a floppy disk mount (and initialization if necessary)? THANKS! - Bob Wier College of Engineering Flagstaff, Arizona Northern Arizona University ...arizona!naucse!rrw | BITNET: WIER@NAUVAX | *usual disclaimers*
denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten) (04/06/89)
From article <1306@naucse.UUCP>, by rrw@naucse.UUCP (Robert Wier): > > In a couple of communications programs I use (Kermit and Miniterm) > occasionally I will need to initalize a new floppy in order to do > some file transfers. However, it seems that both of these program > mask off disk-insertion service routines. Many programs do this. Apple made it extra work for a program to handle this, so not everyone thinks to put the code in their program. It is, however fairly easy to get around. Make sure that you have a file-save or file-open dialog box up whenever you put a disk in. This is usually reasonable, since you will be wanting to save a file, or open one anyways. -- William C. DenBesten | denbeste@bgsu.edu Dept of Computer Science | CSNET denbeste%andy.bgsu.edu@relay.cs.net Bowling Green State University | UUCP ...!osu-cis!bgsuvax!denbeste Bowling Green, OH 43403-0214 | BITNET denbesten@bgsuopie.bitnet
urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de (Matthias Urlichs) (04/07/89)
In comp.sys.mac rrw@naucse.UUCP (Robert Wier) writes:
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< In a couple of communications programs I use (Kermit and Miniterm)
< occasionally I will need to initalize a new floppy in order to do
< some file transfers. However, it seems that both of these program
< mask off disk-insertion service routines. [...]
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< Does anyone know of an fkey or da which can be used to force a
< floppy disk mount (and initialization if necessary)?
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Get a Standard File dialog from somewhere (Save,any DA,...),
insert the empty disk, format it, and close the dialog.
Shouldn't that do it?
(Can't try it out right now, unfortunately; running A/UX 1.0 :-/ )
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urlichs@smurf.ira.uka.de -- ++49+721-621127@PTTphil@mva.cs.liv.ac.uk (04/07/89)
In article <1306@naucse.UUCP>, rrw@naucse.UUCP (Robert Wier) writes: > > In a couple of communications programs I use (Kermit and Miniterm) > occasionally I will need to initalize a new floppy in order to do > some file transfers. However, it seems that both of these program > mask off disk-insertion service routines. I can see why you'd want > to do this if someone were to insert a disk while data is being > received, but it is irritating that I can't do it without exiting > the program (I know, I should just initialize all of them at once.. > but I'm not that organzied!). > > Does anyone know of an fkey or da which can be used to force a > floppy disk mount (and initialization if necessary)? > I think that most programs ignore disk-inserted events during their normal event-handling loop, but if you can get an SFdialog box to appear (in Kermit whenever you're asked for a destination for a received file if you've set "Attended - dialog for each file received" in the "File Defaults..." item in the Settings menu) then inserting an unitialised disk will present you with the usual "This disk is uninitialised..." dialog etc. and allow you to format it. It works for me when I use MacKermit! Phil Jimmieson, *************************************************** Computer Science Dept., * ** Note New Address & UserName ** * Liverpool University, * JANET : PHIL@UK.AC.LIV.CS.MVA * Merseyside, England, * ARPA : PHIL%mva.cs.liv.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu * L69 3BX * * * old address SQPHIL@UK.AC.LIV.CSVAX may work * (UK) 051-794-3689 ***************************************************