Listing Files; Other Devices - Sinclair QL User Manual

If you want to transfer information between programs, a special file is generated
with the extension _exp (for export). All the programs will recognise this extension. More
information on this process is contained in the Information section under the heading QL
Program - Import and Export.
You can direct printer output to a file instead of to a printer so that you can print the text
later This file has the extension _lis.

LISTING FILES

In all the programs except Archive you can request a list of the file names on a cartridge
whenever a command needs a file name .This is useful if you cannot remember the exact
name that you gave to the file when you first saved it.
Every time the program is waiting for you to type in a file name, you have the following
options:
Press ENTER to accept the name the program suggests
Type in the file name followed by ENTER
Press ? followed by ENTER for a list of the files on Microdrive 2
If you type in a question mark (and ENTER) instead of the file name, the program displays
suggesting that it should list the files on Microdrive 2. You can accept this suggestion or
you can edit the drive specifier to refer to a different Microdrive (mdv1_ ) and then press
ENTER to list the files. When the list is complete the program asks you to type in the file
name.
Archive does not use this method Instead there is a command (dir) which lists the files.It
allows you to type in mdv1_, mdv2_ and so on, to specify the drive for which the list of
files is needed.
ESCAPE
In general, ESC cancels the current action and will restore you to a sensible point in the
program. You can also use ESC to cancel any numbers or text that you have typed into the
input line or abort a partially completed command.

OTHER DEVICES

Data can be loaded and saved on other devices besides a Microdrive. The device is
specified in the standard SuperBASIC way except that the device name is preceded by an
underscore ( _ ). See the devices entry in the Concept Reference Guide
.
For example, to load and save via the network
Before loading a QL program, each computer on the network must be given a station
number. Switch the computer on but do not insert a program cartridges; press F1 or F2
when prompted.
mdv2_