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jwettroth

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Posted: 06:11am 18 Mar 2022

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This might be a bone headed question but I'm stumped!

I am writing some MMITE code but the beginning of the code was sort of user console where I would let the user set options, etc and then time out and run the regular code if no console was connected in the embedded version. I used MMBASIC for DOS 5.05.05 an d got my little console dialog working to my satisfaction in DOS. I figured I would then put it into the main embedded code but I can't find it. If I start mmbasicdos, I can load it, edit and run it- but I can't find it. I have saved it and its not gone, I just can't find it.

Please be gentle if this is the dumbest problem ever but I'm lost.

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Posted: 06:21am 18 Mar 2022

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From a DOS prompt do this:

cd \
dir yourprogname /s

DOS will search all directories (that's what the /s is for) to find the file.

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Posted: 06:27am 18 Mar 2022

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WEDIT will open Notepad with the loaded file in it. Use "Save As" to put a copy in a location of your choice.

Or try:-
SAVE "C:\path\file.BAS"

Can't Windows Search find it?

jwettroth

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Posted: 06:38am 18 Mar 2022

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Thank you!

I'm of a certain age and relied on DOS for many years but forgot about /s switch.

It found it!

Its in "my user name\AppData\Local\Virtualstore\Program Files (x86)\MMBASIC" wow

Is this documented?

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jwettroth

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Posted: 06:42am 18 Mar 2022

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Windows search was of no use. I tried to do a save to C:\, root of C:, no joy.

I appreciate the help.

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Posted: 06:47am 18 Mar 2022

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"Is this documented?"
Searched the manual but can't find it.
Tested WEDIT and that works.

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Posted: 06:53am 18 Mar 2022

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jwettroth said Thank you!

I'm of a certain age and relied on DOS for many years but forgot about /s switch.

It found it!

Its in "my user name\AppData\Local\Virtualstore\Program Files (x86)\MMBASIC" wow

Is this documented?

It looks like you installed MMBasic.exe into program files.
NOT a good idea

put the exe into a folder that is NOT in program files such as C:\apps\MMBasic

That way Windows will behave nice.

Jim

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jwettroth

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Posted: 06:55am 18 Mar 2022

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WEDIT Didn't work for me- If I rerun MMBASIC and do a load- all works.

If I do a WEDIT, it says file not found.

It must have been the way I started the file. I was trying to try out some commands and just started typing into the MMBASIC dos console. After I got a handle on things, I just used the MMBASIC editor until I got to a certain point. I then was going to merge the code into my embedded app inside of Notepad++ but ran into this weirdness.

Thanks very much Phil99 and toml_12953- this is an amazing group- its after 1 am, I get stumped, put a question on line and have a solution in 20 minutes- amazing!

John Wettroth

jwettroth

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Posted: 07:02am 18 Mar 2022

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Wow- thank you Tassy Jim- just trying to keep my root directory Tidy

I get it and I had no idea of this odd behavior but it now makes perfect sense.

Thanks - I repeat "best user group ever!"

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Posted: 07:05am 18 Mar 2022

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"If I do a WEDIT, it says file not found."
Were you trying that at the DOS prompt? My bad I should have said it is a MMBasic command ie you use it at the MMBasic command prompt.

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Posted: 07:10am 18 Mar 2022

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phil99- thanks for the help- WEDIT is a cool feature. I guess I have to move MMBASIC out of the program files folders- Windoze treats this differently and does funny things- thanks Tassy Jim. Learned something.

John Wettroth

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