Re: Transferring Files

[Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com>]

Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
>      When it came to transferring files from .dsk images, .shk files, etc. to
> the ProDOS Zip disk, the response was very glitchy. It looks like one or two
> files made it; but, there was always an "ASPCI request failed" error and most
> copies failed. Sometimes an empty file was written; usually, nothing got
> written.

Interesting.  What OS are you using?

I'm going to guess Win98/ME since you're getting ASPI request failures,
and Win2K/XP uses SPTI instead.  If so, your experience is very similar
to what Bill Garber went through with CF card readers.  Data can be read,
but writes either fail with strange errors or only pretend to succeed.

If that's the case, let me know and I'll update the Hardware Compatibility
page with the info.  Bill had a workaround involving a Windows hex editor
that may or may not be useful.  (If it works, there's a chance that
CiderPress can be adapted to work the same way.)

>      Also noticed that the error leaves the Windows Clipboard full; but, will
> not allow trying another copy-- you get a 'Can't Write to Clipboard' error
> which seems to require closing CiderPress(es) and restarting the program(s).
> After the ASPCI error, the user can avoid the problem by going to the
> Clipboard window and doing a Delete to clear the contents.

That sounds like a bug in CiderPress.

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