Hello everyone,

Is there are resources on MSX Basic 2? I need to comile my own stuff and I don't know how to call the floppy drive... a: [ENTER} doesn't quite seem to work but call format will destroy it... any suggestions?

common disk commands are:

FILES to check the files on a disk

LOAD "FILENAME.EXT" to load a BASIC file
SAVE "FILENAME.EXT" to save a BASIC file
RUN "FILENAME.EXT" to run a BASIC file

BLOAD "FILENAME.EXT" to load a binary file
BLOAD "FILENAME.EXT",R to run a binary file
BSAVE "FILENAME.EXT",start,end,exec to save a binary file

and a couple more... check the MSX FAQ for some info too... The best thing you could do is to try and buy a BASIC manual. Some appear on ebay from time to time for just a couple of bucks...

How to I see the contents of a Floppy in the internal drive?
The reason is I want to execute a program on floppy.... Thanks for the previous reply Sonic!

FILES displays the files that are on the disk (in Disk Basic).

print dskf(0)

==> shows the free space on a disk

I can show the files on the floppy but how can I run programs on the floppy then?

I tried bload "vkiller.bas",r but still will not run, get an error that cannot command is not valid something

I just want the simple ms-dos coomand> a: [enter], dir [enter] , then run my app. Simple? yet difficult

BTW where can I get the 2 disk that oriiginally came with my Turbo R ST?

basic files can be loaded using LOAD "filename.ext"

or run them directly with: RUN "filename.ext"

or LOAD "filename.ext",r

.BAS and .LDR files: RUN"filename.BAS" or RUN"filename.LDR"

.BIN files: BLOAD"filename.BIN",R

The turbo R ST disks can be found on [EDIT]removed due to person complaining about linking to warez site [/EDIT].

You may need DCOPY to put the .DSK diskimages real MSX disks. Look around in the Forum for a topic that deals with DCOPY or check the Ultimate MSX FAQ.

oops.. f*n*t-link .. or are those disks freeware these days?

*thinks something about policies 'n stuff now ^___^

Emul8this: read the post I made for you, it has all the answers you want. If you want something similar to MS-DOS I suggest you give MSX-DOS a try. Your Turbo-R comes fully equipped with MSX-DOS 2.30 which is freely distributable with software that requires it. Furthermore, check the MSX FAQ and the NLMSX site. Had you checked the MSX FAQ for example you would've known that vkiller.bas is a BASIC file, and from both the FAQ and my post you could've learned that BASIC files are executed with the RUN "FILENAME.EXT" command.

I think the disks that originally came with the ST are still copyrighted, so I cannot help you with that on this site (no warez). In any event, be sure to read this post tho

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Your Turbo-R comes fully equipped with MSX-DOS 2.30 which is freely distributable with software that requires it.

Oh, so MSX-DOS 2.xx is now free of copyrights? When did that happen? . Oh now I see: as long as it's accompanied by software that needs MSX-DOS 2.xx to run, it's okay to copy it .

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I think the disks that originally came with the ST are still copyrighted, so I cannot help you with that on this site (no warez).

Okay, I removed the link in my previous post to prevent you all getting a nasty headache from seeing links to 'warez' .

And speaking of linking to 'warez' - what about linking to music from copyrighted software (rearranged or original)? Sorry, but I cannot help feeling this stinks of hypocrisy.

'I don't do warez - I emulate'

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Oh, so MSX-DOS 2.xx is now free of copyrights? When did that happen? . Oh now I see: as long as it's accompanied by software that needs MSX-DOS 2.xx to run, it's okay to copy it .

Some years ago, I don't remember exactly when. ASCII formally declared in a Japanese Magazine that it athorized the distribution of the MSX-DOS system files for software that requires it for operation. I never said it was free of copyrights tho, I don't know what gave you that idea...

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Okay, I removed the link in my previous post to prevent you all getting a nasty headache from seeing links to 'warez' .

Thanks! Don't worry about us getting headaches tho. All we do is mod the link

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And speaking of linking to 'warez' - what about linking to music from copyrighted software (rearranged or original)? Sorry, but I cannot help feeling this stinks of hypocrisy.

This ofcourse does give us headaches..... What to do with that small group of MSX users that will always bitch and whine?!? I guess you guys would be a lot happier if we didn't allow anything remotely related to copyrighted issues... Well, keep it up, and you might just have it your way!

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'I don't do warez - I emulate'

You can do whatever you want to do my friend... Just don't do it here

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Some years ago, I don't remember exactly when. ASCII formally declared in a Japanese Magazine that it athorized the distribution of the MSX-DOS system files for software that requires it for operation. I never said it was free of copyrights tho, I don't know what gave you that idea...

Okay thanks for the infomation, I am glad that's sorted out. By the way: Didn't you mean MSX-DOS 2.xx system files? Or are both MSX-DOS-ses free to distribute with software that requires it?

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Thanks! Don't worry about us getting headaches tho. All we do is mod the link

Well I thought It'd better I removed the link before one of the moderators did it .

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This ofcourse does give us headaches..... What to do with that small group of MSX users that will always bitch and whine?!? I guess you guys would be a lot happier if we didn't allow anything remotely related to copyrighted issues... Well, keep it up, and you might just have it your way!

Bitching and whining? Wow you're going to force a ban on me because I spoke my mind about what I feel is an inconsistancy in the MRC policy? . Very sorry you think I am a group of MSX users. Thanks anyway for pointing 'us' to the MRC policies. .

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You can do whatever you want to do my friend... Just don't do it here

When did I do it then? And what the hell is that openMSX/blueMSX thing I've been reading so much about? .

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Wow you're going to force a ban on me because I spoke my mind about what I feel is an inconsistancy in the MRC policy? . Very sorry you think I am a group of MSX users. Thanks anyway for pointing 'us' to the MRC policies. .

I think Sonic meant that a lot of people keep asking (the same) questions about MRC and copyrights time and time again.

snout: The quote you're referring to now was my response to the 'bitching and whining' bit of Sonic's post.