Re: Ciderpress question

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Rich wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> > Rich wrote:
> > > Just wonder if I'm missing an easier way of transferring files (or 
> > > volumes) between my Windows computer and my IIGS.
> > >
> > > Right now I transfer files FROM my IIGS via Prodos formatted ZIP 
> > > disks.  Ciderpress' Volume Transfer allows me to access the ZIP disk 
> > > and copy it to my Windows computer.
> > >
> > > To transfer TO my IIGS, I copy the file(s) to a MSDOS formatted ZIP 
> > > disk and use MUG to copy it to the IIGS.
> > >
> > > On occasion I will use ADTPro to transfer files to the IIGS, but that 
> > > is a very slow process that I only use for an occasional file or disk.
> > >
> > > Am I missing any easier methods?
> >
> > CiderPress will also allow opening volumes as "writeable", so
> > you can use the same method going back to the IIgs.
> >
> > You can either copy and paste groups of files or you can get
> > the "volume" on the PC the way you want it, then copy it all
> > back to the Zip disk.  (This is the same way you would use
> > CiderPress to restore a backup.)
> >
> > -michael
>
> Michael,
> I still have not hit that "Ah-Hah!" moment on the process.
>
> Worked with CiderPress today; I had 6 shk files and a .2mg file.  I put 
> them into one file on the PC, but no matter how I fiddled with 
> Ciderpress, I couldn't see how to convert that folder into a volume. 
> Even if I had, it isn't clear to me what steps I would take to write 
> that volume to a Prodos formatted Zip disk.
>
> I'd like to try again... any chance you could give me a couple of 
> specific steps to follow?

Sure!

For files already in an Apple II disk image file opened in CiderPress,
you don't convert the folder into a volume, you "copy" and "paste"
them into an existing volume (that you may create using "File/New/Disk
image").

For files in the PC filesystem, you use the "Action/Add files" dialog
to select the files to add to an open image.

To write to a _volume_ that you've opened, you must uncheck the "Open as
read-only" box on the open dialog.  (I suspect this is the key step
you've missed.)

BTW, CiderPress' "copy" and "paste" is not recursive in directories.
All files to be copied and pasted must be selected, not just the top
directory.  If you want to preserve the directory structure, you should
also "Edit/Preferences" and uncheck "Strip pathnames when pasting
files".

-michael

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