Harry Potter Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Hi! I am reading the Action! documentation right now. When I'm done, I can supply some code snippets for general use, or I can upload other people's code snippets. I also have two things planned for Action! support, and one of them is Template Creator Atari8. Now, I have two questions: 1. Does Action! support structs or unions? 2. What about overlays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 A third question: can I split a program up into multiple modules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbyti Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 You and @funkheld are relatives? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmenit Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Harry Potter said: Hi! I am reading the Action! documentation right now. For the RECORD, finish the reading and the questions will be answered (esp. from Extended Data Types section). Edited November 10, 2021 by ilmenit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmenit Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, Harry Potter said: A third question: can I split a program up into multiple modules? what about reading the manual first to find out how to INCLUDE stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbyti Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 39 minutes ago, Harry Potter said: A third question: can I split a program up into multiple modules? https://github.com/zbyti/a8-action-playground/blob/master/src/ZBYTI/OFFTEMPL/MAIN.ACT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbyti Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) People ask but don't say thanks Edited November 11, 2021 by zbyti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted November 11, 2021 Author Share Posted November 11, 2021 Thank you, and sorry for the lack of a reply. I really want to support Action. That's why I'm asking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbyti Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Then listen to the advice of @ilmenit - that's how I learned Action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 10:00 AM, Harry Potter said: Hi! I am reading the Action! documentation right now. When I'm done, I can supply some code snippets for general use, or I can upload other people's code snippets. I also have two things planned for Action! support, and one of them is Template Creator Atari8. Now, I have two questions: 1. Does Action! support structs or unions? 2. What about overlays? As mentioned, there is limited support for structures via the RECORD directive. Not all data types are supported as members of a structure. Unions are not supported, but you can sort of implement them with pointers to records. Overlays as such are again not directly supported, but with careful organization of the code you can have a resident section and then binary load other sections. Yes, a program can be split into multiple source files. If you mean can a binary be split into multiple files the answer is no. Each Action! compile generates a single complete binary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danwinslow Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/11/2021 at 6:29 AM, Harry Potter said: Thank you, and sorry for the lack of a reply. I really want to support Action. That's why I'm asking. Harry - Action doesn't need 'support'. If you want to learn it to use it, then great. Read the docs and write code. No one needs a 'template creator', it's just not useful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
developerdude Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 If not already recommended - check out the awesome video tutorials by Dave Arlington on youtube. He has been vigilently and frequesntly posting tutorials for beginners and experienced ACTION! developers for a few months now. Please leave comments for him to show your support. https://youtube.com/channel/UC4mkNmb5LPFQn5KI-VYKBhg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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