kimf@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Kim Dorian Flowers) (02/09/91)
I can't seem to transfer the damn thing from my PC to my calculator. It transfers about 49% of the thing, then exits with an "Illegal Syntax" and some long string of digits. Is this a problem with the tetris copy I'm using, or something that I might be doing? Can somebody send me a copy of that tetris game that they KNOW works, so that I can isolate the problem? Thanks... Kim Flowers kimf@tybalt.caltech.edu
ooprb@Msu3.oscs.montana.edu (02/09/91)
>I can't seem to transfer the damn thing from my PC to my calculator. >It transfers about 49% of the thing, then exits with an "Illegal Syntax" >and some long string of digits. Is this a problem with the tetris copy >I'm using, or something that I might be doing? > >Can somebody send me a copy of that tetris game that they KNOW works, >so that I can isolate the problem? Thanks... > >Kim Flowers >kimf@tybalt.caltech.edu I THINK your problem is this: There is a GROB command followed by some lines of numbers. When you down load this it gives you something like bad command or something like that. Solution: make the lines following the GROB command all one line by deleting the returns in them. I use WordPerfect V5.1 to do this, just becouse I know that you can do a replace on white spaces. I hope this is the cure for you. BTW: I still can't get TETRIS to run. Anyone know of a FTP site where it is located? Rocky B. - ooprb@msu3.oscs.montana.edu
asslk@acad2.anc.alaska.edu (Kingry Shane L) (02/09/91)
In article <1991Feb9.003352.9942@nntp-server.caltech.edu>, kimf@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Kim Dorian Flowers) writes... >I can't seem to transfer the damn thing from my PC to my calculator. >It transfers about 49% of the thing, then exits with an "Illegal Syntax" >and some long string of digits. Is this a problem with the tetris copy >I'm using, or something that I might be doing? > >Can somebody send me a copy of that tetris game that they KNOW works, >so that I can isolate the problem? Thanks... > >Kim Flowers >kimf@tybalt.caltech.edu Kim, I think I know what your problem is, and I struggled with the same thing for a LONG time. Most likely, it is the 'PIC1' and/or 'PIC2' code. This code MUST be in one line with NO returns; your term program might automatically put returns (CR)'s after the code. Here is what it should look ike: GROB n m b #################################################################### ############################################################################### ########################## - etc. with n, m, and b beging numbers (decimal) and '#' begin hexadecimal numbers - which includes 0-9 and A-F. If you can't get it into that format, or it still isn't working, try this (it is how I finially got it to work for me!). But quotes (") around the entire thing. If memory serves me correct, the variable name (PIC1, and PIC2) was on the line directly above the GROB. Here is how mine looked: PIC1 - this may not of been on the left margin, but no matter "GROB n m b ###################################################### ################################################################## ##################################################################" PIC2 "GROB n m b ###################################################### ################################################################## ##################################################################" or something like that - notice the quotes. Then, it SHOULD xfer as precribed. So, once you get it to the calculator, you still must edit it BEFORE pressing 'SETUP' - a menu button that will be created in the TETRIS directory. Press the 'NXT' button until you see 'PIC1' and 'PIC2'. Then, pull that value onto the stac, and edit it (take out the quotes, and put it all into one line. Push it back on the stac. Then...press setup. I admit, this may sound like a long process, but it only takes a couple of minutes, and the results are well worth it - thanks to Falco! <grin!> _Shane Kingry