252u3130@fergvax.unl.edu (Phil Dietz) (10/13/90)
I was the one that kept getting the Amiga Crashes when accessing my floppy (Actually a Disk Corrupt guru). All the program does is reads a directory, and for every file with a .zoo extension, it extracts it, lharcs it, then moves it back. The problem is that after the first file FROM floppy, it crashes when it hits the ExNext function. I've analyzed it even more and I have found that the program works PERFECT when using my HD and/or RAM. It ONLY CRASHES WHEN USING THE FLOPPY! A simple directory using Examine and Exnext....thats it. HD&&RAM = fine. FLOPPY=GURU/CRASH Any help will be appreiated. Lattice 5.04 was used. Phil Dietz <<<=================--------- Cheap Ad ---------===================<<< Phil Dietz SWL Lincoln 550 MEGS! 2 lines 252u3130@fergvax.unl.edu (402)421-1963 IBM, GIFS, MAC, AMIGA
chanson@isis.cs.du.edu (Chris Hanson) (10/18/90)
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All the program does is reads a
directory, and for every file with a .zoo extension, it extracts it,
lharcs it, then moves it back. The problem is that after the first file
FROM floppy, it crashes when it hits the ExNext function.
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If I recall, doesn't the filesystem sometimes eat it when you add/remove
files between an ExNext and another ExNext? Perhaps if you were to build
a 'hit list' (so to speak ;) of all the files to process BEFORE you
began the conversion process. Then you would have all your directory
scanning done before you started creating/removing files.
And then again, I may be totally off track. The reason it would work on
HDs and RAMdisks, but not floppies,is that they use different FileSystems.
Your floppy is probably (unless you're really weird) using OFS, your HD is
probably FFS, and the RAMdisk uses some GodOnlyKnowsWhatItIsFS. Give it a
try. Can't hurt.
More ridiculous effluvium from the mouth of:
Chris - Xenon
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