@328gtsQuote:

Very nice set-up! But what are those things on the left hand side??? Some of them are blue, some of them are white, have metal bits stuck to them...?

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong with this PortableE code. When I compile it, I get an error:

ERROR: parameter of incorrect type
LINE 19: IF InStr(file,'.lha') <> -1
Hint: parameter has type ARRAY OF CHAR, expression has type VALUE.

I'm guessing its some kind of type error, but I don't know what it should be.



Thanks for any help.

@pjsQuote:

Perhaps you mean me?

I can't get Basilisk II v 1.0 to select a hardfile or CD iso. When I select one, it appears in the UI as 0 bytes.



The same files work OK in v 0.9

@Maijestro

I had a bit of a play around a few months back. The version currently on OS4 Depot is unusable on my X5000 - I can't select files with the gadgets and the device names are hardcoded so I couldn't select the CD drive (I have a real copy of MacOS 8 which I bought from someone many years ago). Thankfully I still had an older version and was able to get that running, albeit with a hardfile I downloaded from somewhere. Couldn't get TCP/IP working though.

@smf

Thanks for the tip, but that method has proven to be equally frustrating. I get the email, open the link, fill in the details - with some difficuly, the buttons are white on light grey - click submit, and then get a blank page (on Safari).

@smf

Thanks for the tip, but that method has proven to be equally frustrating. I get the email, open the link, fill in the details - with some difficuly, the buttons are white on light grey - click submit, and then get a blank page (on Safari).

@MazinKaesar

Can I ask how you managed to buy Nova Bridge? I have exactly this issue, but I can't buy Nova Bridge. It opens a page for a credit card purchase, but the Amiga browser (I've tried Odyssey and Netsurf) just shows blank, presumably because they can't cope with a modern web page)

@Maijestro

If I'm moving large files by USB, I always plug into the rear ports, seem to be faster and more reliable than the case ports connected to the mb USB. I also prefer DOpus 5, seems more reliable.

@walkero

Ah, thanks! Time was indeed off.

@ktadd

How Did This Get Made, but really searching for anything brings up the error. So, you're not experiencing it?

Sorry to go a bit OT, but Mediavault doesn't work for me anymore with podcasts. When I try and search for a podcast, or select my favourite, it gives an error "There was an error with the returned data. Please try again. If the problem remains, please check your network and that your system time is synced".

I last downloaded some podcast on 15th November; I guess something on the server Mediavault pulls from has changed since then.

@jabirulo

Yes, I 've looked at those examples alot, very helpful for building a gui. But as for achieving other things, such as executing a dos function and parsing results, I haven't made any progress.

@Maijestro

Hmm... You seem to have a unique installation of OS4.1, not the usual splash screen.

@RazielQuote:

Well, I don't know. I guess you could still use NGFS/01, but without an update, you couldn't boot from it.

Double post

@Tuvok

After years of writing nothing but Arexx scripts, I decided I wanted to try some "real" programming this year. I chose Chris' PortablE, swayed by his argument that its better than C. I've been using Lite-XL for arexx, so I feel comfortable using it to write E source code, although the lack of a menu stymies me. I know "real hackers" love their short-cut keys, but my brain doesn't work like that.

Apart from the difficulty of finding time, it's tough to figure how to do things. The beauty of arexx is that, in itself it doesn't do much, it just tells other applications to do something and works with the result. If you can write a dos command, you can write an arexx script to execute it.

I decided to start with turning an arexx script that I wrote that extracts archives in bulk. I was able to create the gui easy enough (except a menu, can't get that to work), but I really struggle with getting it to do anything else. There's just not enough examples. I might have to switch to C, but I might have the same problem.

@vagappc

Yes, I'm currently on the same path as you, possibly a little further along. I heard back from Tony earlier this year.

It's not simply a matter of getting the new version from him. You also need to update uboot to the latest version, which you can get from Steve Solie. This will allow you to boot from the new NGFS.

I now have the latest uBoot (Feb 2024), although I don't know if I can distribute it.

Haven't gotten any further than that, hopefully will get some down time soon to install it.

@Petrol

Well, I couldn't see it under Drivers:



Had to look through the full list to find it.



Now, how to actually buy it, given that AmiStore doesn' work with Odyssey...

@Hans

Quote:

Hmm... I do not. Where do I get it from? I can't find it on Enhancer 2.2 or on AmiStore?

Great, got the new update to 2.55.

Just a suggestion - after the update, AmiUpdate prompts for a soft reboot. But many of us have RX cards now and can't soft-reboot. I would reommend an option for a full reboot.