Re: A86: String won't go away
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Re: A86: String won't go away
A Doggett wrote:
> I'm using TI86 Rom1.2.
>
> Q1: What can you tell me about this bug/feature?
>
> My program (AJDNotePad) saves its data in a string. I decided that I
> wanted to revert back to the version of the string saved on my PC. I
> sent it to the calc, but although the new string appeared in the
> "Delete/String" menu with its new (much larger) size, when I ran my
> program, the old one was loaded.
>
> So I tried a second time. This time I deleted the string manually
> before sending it from my PC (with the TI-Link software).
> Still the old string was there.
>
> So, I backed up the stuff on my calculator, did a "memory reset",
> copied everything but the "bad" string back, and then the new string.
> but */STILL/* the old string appeared in my program.
>
> So, I tried Reset/All. Still no success
> Short of taking the batteries out, how do I remove a string so that
>
> Q2: How are things "deleted" (obviously something is remaining in the
> symbol table)
Nothing is erased. The unused VAT space is only reallocated.
>
>
> Q3: Is there some way around this?
There is a RAM location containing a pointer to the end of the VAT that I
don't have directly offhand, but that can be found in ram86.inc. I used
this in zblitz; I'll post the updated source in a few days.
>
>
> Q4: Has someone made use of this & created an undelete program?
> (Which would work after crashes too!)
>
> Q5: "Symbol Table"="VAT" ?
>
>
> Thanks!
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