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Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 13:52:48 +0100
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From: sis3149@sisvax.sis.port.ac.uk (HANG-FIRE)
To: M.H.Kift@swansea.ac.uk, blitz-list@helsinki.fi
Subject: Re: Floppy-disk support problem
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>Hi all,
>
>I'm having enormous difficulties getting floppy-disk support coded
>for my game (which works in blitz mode).
>
>Basically, when I know the game requires the second disk, I jump into
>qamiga mode and use the exists function to check for a file I know is
>only on the second disk (theres probably much better ways to do it,
>if so, let me know please 8^)
>
>Anyway, so you have code like this:
>
>if Exists("filename")=0
> ; Ask user to change disk and press space
> ; Then continue to check until file is found
>endif
>
>Anyway, my game simply stops at the Exists function call, and I think
>what is happening is that a requestor box is popping up on the
>workbench screen (just a guess), but I cannot jump back to it since
>I'm running in blitz mode (well, qamiga mode under blitz, but you
>know what I mean).
>
>In BUM5, it gives a statement which supposedly turns off this
>requestor (it looks dangerous to me anyway), but I tried this and it
>makes no difference.
>
>So, can anybody help me. I need to solve this quickly, since its
>holding up the release of the demo of my game.
>
>PLEASE HELP!! 8)
If you have the Elmore library (or libraries as its been split up), you can use
a command called ShowRequesters. This commands allows you to switch off
requesters such as Please Insert Volume etc.
You should switch them off just before you call you Exists() and then switch
them back on again afterwards. Exists() will now return true or false straight
away.
If you haven't got the Elmore lib then mail me back and I'll try and send you
it.
Steve Mc.
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