Creating chained cartridges in XB2.9 G.E.M.

[jschultzpedersen]

Hi

Adding the ability to easily create cartridge modules in XB2.9 G.E.M. is a very nice feature. Thanks!

I am now testing the option to create chained cartridges in BX2.9 G.E.M. But it does not work for me. What am I doing wrong here?

I have two XB programs like this:

Module B is saved as DSK3.MB. It is the compiled and assembled and ends up loaded as DSK3.MB-X. Then it is converted to cartridge format as DSK3.MB-8.BIN. I can then run it as a cartridge using the CARTRIDGE/USER/OPEN option.

100 CALL CLEAR :: CALL SCREEN(11)
110 PRINT "THIS IS MODULE B"
120 CALL KEY(0,K,S):: IF NOT S THEN 120
130 PRINT "END OF MODULE B"
140 END

Similarly i create an XB file called DSK3.MA. It ends up as a cartridge file called DSK3.MA-8.BIN.

100 CALL CLEAR :: CALL SCREEN(10)
110 PRINT "THIS IS MODULE A"
120 CALL KEY(0,K,S):: IF NOT S THEN 120
130 PRINT "END OF MODULE A"
140 RUN "DSK3.MB-8"
150 END

I then run DSK1.CHAINCARTS...

First cart in chain: MA-8.BIN
Name on menu: JSP
Name of chained cartridge: M-8.BIN

It loads cartridge A and B producing a file called DSK3.M-8.BIN of size 64 Kb.

When running the combined cartridge, it displays the strings "THIS IS MODULE A" and "END OF MODULE A". But it does not run the next module.

I have tried with different file names in the RUN command like DSK3.MB, DSK3.MB-8 and DSK3.MB-8.BIN. But to no avail. I presume it is the file name, that is wrong, but What file name should I use for the setup i described?

If I run the programs as pure XB programs (no compilation), it works when using the 140 RUN "DSK3.MB" statement.

By the way... In the manual dated 07-23-2023 for the "JUWEL" developer package, the illustrations on page 3 are still referring to the ISABELLA version though the text refers to the "JUWEL" version.

[senior_falcon]

I am on vacation and will not be able to look at this until next week. Can you PM the XB versions of these programs?

[senior_falcon]

In module A, what is the line that runs module B?

[jschultzpedersen]

Hi

 

I have just mailed you a Word document describing my problem in details. Please let me know if you need mere info.