Re: Applesoft problem with reading text files

[DMn2004404 <dmn2004404@gmail.com>]

On Sep 27, 12:32 am, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> On 27 sep, 05:25, DMn2004404 <dmn2004...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Sep 26, 3:23 pm, Toinet <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
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> > > On 26 sep, 22:08, DMn2004404 <dmn2004...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > While writing a "ProDOS Text File Displayer" in Applesoft BASIC, I've
> > > > encountered a nagging problem that Applesoft BASIC has with reading
> > > > text files. It seems to stop reading a line of text when it encounters
> > > > a comma, so that when it encounters a line of text that says, say,
> > > > "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit," all that
> > > > BASIC will read is "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet", ignoring the rest of
> > > > the line.
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> > > > I probably sound stupid, but it sounds like there is a command or a
> > > > method that forces BASIC to read an entire line in a text file,
> > > > including commas. If so, what is it?
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> > > > Brandon Taylor
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> > > From some good documentation:
> > > "The INPUT statement with one variable reads all characters up to the
> > > next carriage return; they are all added to the variable. An INPUT
> > > statement with multiple variables causes all characters up to the
> > > first comma to be added to the first variable, characters between the
> > > first and second commas to be added to the second variable, and so on.
> > > The last variable in the INPUT statement is given all remaining
> > > characters up to the next carriage return. If a carriage return is
> > > read before characters have been assigned to all variables, characters
> > > are automatically taken from the next line."
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> > > Use GET and you'll have your text reader. Otherwise, localize the TYPE
> > > extra BASIC command and use it :-)
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> > > antoine
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> > There's a TYPE command in BASIC? Wow... I only thought that was there
> > for MS-DOS. How exactly would I go about using the TYPE command in my
> > text reader?
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> I'd be delighted to help but the source I have is in a box. It is from
> Exploring ProDOS by Gary Little. Just TYPE filename with several other
> parameters and that's it.
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> Nevertheless, I'm sure the TYPE extra command can be easily found on
> asimov or any other FTP site but I have to admit I'm not good at such
> researches. I personally still search for the SSAVE extra command!
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> I'm pretty sure a PROCMD disk contains such extra features.
>
> antoine

I couldn't find PROCMD on Asimov, but I Googled PROCMD and found
MicroDot BASIC from Kitchen Sink Software, and I found that on Asimov.
It was a Zip file complete with manual and eight NuFX archives. What
shall I do next?