| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
Does any one have any hints as to why this AMAL routine hangs? I have
beat my head against it for some time now. Its purpose is to move a letter
from a random position on the screen to the correct position of a centered
word. It works for the most part but the Amiga will lock up in the Amal
routine intermitantly. I have had it lock up with my Amiga 2000 in 68000
or 68020 1MEG chip ram and my A500 68010 .5M chip ram. I have extended
the wait command, and tried AMAL FREEZE instead of Amal off, and added
additional pauses.
It has hung on the first pass or at times lasted through 8 or so. On the
A500 it was running under RAMOS with no other programs running on the
system.
Amiga 2000 amd Amiga 500 WB 1.3 Amos 1.2
'
REM Place Bob (letter) in random position along top or bottom
Bob X,XSTART,YSTART,X
REM move Destination x and y position to Amal routine
Amreg(0)=XPOSG : Amreg(1)=YPOSG
Channel 1 To Bob X
'
M$="Loop: If X>RA then Jump Alpha"
M$=M$+"Echo: If X<RA then Jump Beta "
M$=M$+"Fox: If Y>RB then Jump Charlie"
M$=M$+"Golf: If Y<RB then Jump Delta"
M$=M$+"Helio: If X<>RA then Jump Loop"
M$=M$+"If Y<>RB then Jump Loop"
M$=M$+"Alpha: Let X=X-1;pause; Jump Echo"
M$=M$+"Beta: Let X=X+1;Pause; Jump Fox"
M$=M$+"Charlie: Let Y=Y-1;Pause; Jump Golf"
M$=M$+"Delta: Let Y=Y+1;Pause; Jump Helio"
Amal 1,M$ : Amal On 1 : Wait 230 : Amal Off
Inc X : TRY=0
If SONG=1 Then Music Off
SONG=1
Goto LETTER_INPUT
'
Any hints or suggestions welcome
Thanks
Alan
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4941.1 | Ver Amos? | SHARE::DOYLE | Mon Aug 05 1991 10:59 | 4 | |
What version of Amos are you running?
Ed
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| 4941.2 | Amos Version 1.2 | CX3PT3::WSC017::A_ANDERSON | CSC32::A_Anderson NSU/VAX DTN 592-4170 | Mon Aug 05 1991 11:19 | 0 |
| 4941.3 | SHARE::DOYLE | Mon Aug 05 1991 12:05 | 7 | ||
That's about 2 versions old.. Let me check tonight and see if they
mention any bug fixes in the updates that might apply.
Also I'll run your example and see if I can get it to work under V1.3
Ed
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| 4941.4 | I purchased 1.3 amd the Compiler | CX3PST::WSC017::A_ANDERSON | CSC32::A_Anderson NSU/VAX DTN 592-4170 | Tue Aug 13 1991 12:19 | 12 |
I saw the Compiler and 1.3 from Safe Harbour $36.99 so I bought it. It hangs the same way. Looks like I need to find another way to do the Amal Routine. Maybe I will write a quick Demo program to crash the system and send it off with my warrenty card. When the program arrived yesterday there was a note that Amos 3-D was in for $42.88. | |||||
| 4941.5 | About 1/2 price of store bought | CHORTL::DOYLE | Tue Aug 13 1991 17:37 | 7 | |
Ouch, thats about half of what I paid....
Well, Thats what I get for my impatience!
Ed
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| 4941.6 | Problem with Fsel | CX3PT2::WSC017::A_ANDERSON | CSC32::A_Anderson NSU/VAX DTN 592-4170 | Mon Jan 27 1992 11:16 | 16 |
I never did resolve the original AMAL problem and now I have developed another. On a compiler Amos program I am using the Fsel statement to bring up the Amos file requester. If I type a typo in the disk name. I get the standard workbench device not found requester. If I click on cancel the amiga crashes. This fails wether I have compiled with or without error handling, and under KS 2.0 and WB2.04 or KS 1.3 and WB 1.3. I have Amos upgraded to 1.32. Using Request Amos or Request WB. A file requester that cannot handle disk name typoes or disk name for volumes that are not mounted are next to useless. Alan Any ideas? | |||||