Re: A92: Re: Re: about a "0001" folder.

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Subject: Re: A92: Re: Re: about a "0001" folder.
From: "Bryan Rabeler" <brabeler@isd.ingham.k12.mi.us>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 15:24:14 -0400
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Ahh..ok.  But I remember some kind of bug in Fargo where it displayed
folders like "001" and "002" or something... I think David fixed that
though.

Bryan

----- Original Message -----
From: Famille SCHERRER <p.c.scherrer@wanadoo.fr>
To: <assembly-92@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: A92: Re: Re: about a "0001" folder.


>
> At 17:19 17/04/99 +0200, you wrote:
> >
> >But where does this bug come from ?
> >From the Ti kernel ?
>
> no, 0001 folders are not bugs, they are temporary folders
> on the TI-92 :
> when you execute a TI-Basic program, it creates such a folder,
> and put inside the variables used.
> You will notice that if a variable in the prog is declared with Local,
> it will be put in the temporary folder, else in the current folder.
> When the TI-Basic prog is exiting, it should delete the temporary folder
> and files inside. But here it seems that there is a bug, and sometimes
> it don't delete it. that's why you have on your calc a lot of 0001, 0002,
0003
> ... folders.
>
> notice that on a TI-92, if you execute a program by renaming it
> to shell and pressing Shift + ON, there will be NO temporary
> folder. (try with Pctools98), But if you execute Pct98 from
> the Home screen, a temporary folder will be create for it.
>
> >It's really strange. I had, in order to make my prog works from the Home
> >Screen,  to jump to the $0B handle, and then skip one folder ( the "0001"
> >one ) to access the real first one. Even the number of folders, indicated
> >that the "0001" existed.
> >Kinda strange.
>
>
> I really don't think that your bug is because of the 0001 folder : it
> is a valid folder, like the others.
>
> I have an other idea : did you think to check if the number of
> files in the folder is not null ?? This bug often happens to me.
>
> to check that, just write :
>
> \search_folder (...)
>
> move.w (a0)+,d1 ;get nb of files in folder
> beq \next_folder
>
> (...)
>
> \next_folder dbra d0,\search_folder
>
>
> Bye
> benoit
>
>
>

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Re: A92: Re: Re: about a "0001" folder.

From: Famille SCHERRER <p.c.scherrer@wanadoo.fr>