Noob Help - How to display a text file on the screen (Basic)

[Audronic]

Hi All


After reading the manual for 45 minutes I am here.
i wish to read a File "  -readme.txt " on a DSK in an emulator. I am in basic.


I have exhausted all that i know.


What is the syntax to read the file to the screen???


Thanks    Ray

[mahlemiut]

Try the following program:

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10 OPENIN "-readme.txt"
20 WHILE NOT EOF
30 INPUT #9,a$
40 print a$
50 WEND
60 CLOSEIN
(based on the example program for EOF in the 6128 manual)

Other options include the TYPE command in CP/M, FutureOS and X-DDOS (and maybe others too) have similar functions.

[ronaldo]

As @mahlemiut says, there is no single BASIC command to read and type to screen the contents of an ASCII text file. They way to do it in BASIC is creating a simple program that opens the file, reads it and prints to screen. Extending what @mahlemiut posted:

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10 OPENIN "-readme.txt"
20 a$="-"
30 WHILE a$<>""
40  INPUT #9,a$
50  PRINT a$
60 WEND

That will open the file, read and print lines until no more lines are available .

[Audronic]

@ mahlemuit  and ronaldo


Thanks for the info.
I will use CPM to type the file.

Thanks chaps       Ray

[ZbyniuR]

@Audronic - There is on ZIP/DSK file my program  '0.bas'
Just for Fun: C64 roms v2
It's easy starter that shows TXT files. Maybe you'll like it.