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  • Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …

    I'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file ( ... that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) ... that whenever I try to save from BASIC, the "Start tape and ... couple of lines of the screen. Is there a way ... of saving the complete screen without losing any of the ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Printing in 64 columns, from Basic?Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any known machine code utility that allows something similar to PRINT AT that can be called fr…

    Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there ... AT that can be called from Basic but uses 64 or maybe ...
    I'm creating small Basic programs that allow me to ... visualize the entire grid on screen would be a lot ... 's easy to call from Basic? Thanks!
    zxbruno zxbruno October 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fastest redraw of screen from UDGsHere's a question for everyone, to generate a bit of code to be used in games: On a standard 48K Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the scre…

    ... way to redraw the screen from UDGs? The aim is ... but at its most basic we have a 2K ...
    The screen size may be reduced from the full 32x24 ... larger than the rendered screen and/or wraps-round ... scrolling in the translation from map to screen.

    ...
    joefish joefish March 2013 Development
  • Invisible loading screenI can't remember how this is done (I did it years ago but can't remember how). When loading a screen$ from basic you can see the lines being display…

    ... ).

    When loading a screen$ from basic you can see the lines ... />
    you can set the screen black so the lines are ... colours attributes are loaded (using basic, not machine code).

    Unique Unique March 2005 Development
  • Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…

    ... a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC?

    For fairly obvious ...
    pissedbob pissedbob January 2006 Development
  • how to pass arguments from Basic to MC ?can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this: PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2:…

    can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this:
    PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2: ...
    or so...
    Fikee Fikee April 2006 Development
  • ML routines from BASICCan anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC? How can one know which registers are modified …

    Can anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC?

    How can one know which registers are modified inside a system routine?

    Should the stack be also changed?
    rinconete rinconete March 2009 Development
  • 128k RAM paging from BASICI'd always thought that OUT had to be used to page RAM, which from BASIC would be an "OUT 32765,ddd" command, although I don't know if just doing tha…

    ... used to page RAM, which from BASIC would be an "OUT 32765 ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Switch 128kb banks from Basichello! Please help to [U]correct[/U] switch 128kb pages from Basic. So, I remember, need to do: out 32765,17 e.t.c but before, i must to change some…

    ... ]correct[/U] switch 128kb pages from Basic.
    So, I remember, need ...
    gun gun July 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • 'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…

    ... write directly to whichever screen was paged into upper ... the upper memory screen.

    From what you are ... the accessibility of the "shadow screen" from BASIC.

    I ... pure BASIC program). I could presumably use some SAVE "file" SCREEN$ type ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Hacking a game MAJIKAZOHello, I am trying to put a recent game called MAJIKAZO on disk. However, the loader is written for tape only, so I have to find a way how to rewrit…

    ... /> You could save the Retroworks splash screen and loading screen uncompressed, and ... load them straight to the screen from basic.

    The last ... tape will load and run from basic.
    CLEAR 24575: LOAD ... br />
    So just save the 2 screens and the ...
    FrankT FrankT May 2013 Development
  • Hacking a game MAJIKAZOHello, I am trying to put a recent game called MAJIKAZO on disk. However, the loader is written for tape only, so I have to find a way how to rewrit…

    ... /> You could save the Retroworks splash screen and loading screen uncompressed, and ... load them straight to the screen from basic.

    The last ... tape will load and run from basic.
    CLEAR 24575: LOAD ... br />
    So just save the 2 screens and the ...
    Speccyman Speccyman June 2013 Development
  • Why no PLOT, etc. on bottom two lines?I was pondering if there was any way to get PLOT, etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a few lines of assembler to bypa…

    ... also enables you to save a full SCREEN$ from BASIC, because it doesn't ... use a SAVE message. And setting ... the size of the second screen area ...
    chev chev August 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Why no PLOT, etc. on bottom two lines?I was pondering if there was any way to get PLOT, etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a few lines of assembler to bypa…

    ... , etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a ... work across the full screen area? Then again, SCREEN$ can address all ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • ZX SpinIs it possible to use the Z80 Assembler in spin as a means of entering mcode? I'm struggling on some of the basics like SCREEN EQU 4000h. It keeps …

    ... of your code commences from that point when you use ... , your code starts executing from the address of the very ... assembled, you can save it from BASIC:

    SAVE "mycode" CODE start ...
    ...or by using the "Save binary file" File menu option ...
    Marko Marko March 2005 Development
  • Loading ScreensWhat method of revealling loading screens can be achieved in BASIC or is the only one which can be done the one which reveals it line by line over an…

    Essentially you can reveal the screen from BASIC in any way you want - simply load the screen as code into RAM, and then use PEEK & POKE to move the loaded data into the actual screen buffer in any order you wish.
    bobs bobs October 2007 Development
  • Loading ScreensWhat method of revealling loading screens can be achieved in BASIC or is the only one which can be done the one which reveals it line by line over an…

    ... you can reveal the screen from BASIC in any way you ... want - simply load the screen as code into RAM, ... data into the actual screen buffer in any order ... the start adress where your screen code is placed.
    ... cannot see the way the screen is filled.

    ingo ingo October 2007 Development
  • Making music for the SpectrumI was wondering what programs are about on PC or Spectrum that would allow you to make music for the ZX Spectrum 128k or 48k as i love doing it. Bee…

    ... , SQ-Tracker does its LOAD/SAVE operations from Basic, so that should be ...
    gasman gasman April 2011 Development
  • machine code loadercan someone have a look at this loader and break down what its actually doing and also how i can stop it from executing the 2 loads of headerless blo…

    ... t load the last block from basic. The last block has ... be to load the screen$ then load the snapshot ... br /> 30 LOAD ""SCREEN$: REM load the screen$ from basic
    40 RANDOMIZE ... paper black, loads a SCREEN$ and the last load ... load cannot be done from basic.
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Is there a limit to the numberof variables you can have in BASIC..... Reason I ask is I've got an idea....but using my "lowest common denominator" approach to code I fear that I'…

    ... the maze is visible on-screen at the same time then ... your data structure, and using SCREEN$ or ATTR to check for ... to check for UDGs on screen from BASIC, as SCREEN$ doesn't recognize them ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Is there a limit to the numberof variables you can have in BASIC..... Reason I ask is I've got an idea....but using my "lowest common denominator" approach to code I fear that I'…

    [QUOTE=Battle Bunny;598117].......(ATTR is the only way to check for UDGs on screen from BASIC, as SCREEN$ doesn't recognize them.)
    [/QUOTE]


    It does when you make your UDG's in your own characterset.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectaculator & GENS4Im using Hisofts Gens 4 assemler with Spectaculator and getting an error: [B]Bad Name[/B] when I try to assemble and save the file to a TAP. Assemb…

    ... used to use the SAVE command from BASIC to save my code.

    Jon Needle Jon Needle April 2014 Emulators
  • Why no PLOT, etc. on bottom two lines?I was pondering if there was any way to get PLOT, etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a few lines of assembler to bypa…

    ... , etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a ... work across the full screen area? Then again, SCREEN$ can address all ... etc. can use the full screen?

    Paddy
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman October 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…

    How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
    If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed!
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • How do I avoid BASIC becoming corrupted on returning from a M/C routine?I'm having trouble with my BASIC program becoming corrupted on returning from a m/c routine which sets all the registers (including the shadow regist…

    ... trouble with my BASIC program becoming corrupted on returning from a m ... />
    Do I need to save any registers or memory locations ... calling a m/c routine from BASIC, and reload them before returning ...
    trellis trellis May 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • SCREEN$ and Sinclair Basic: Help Required !Two simple questions: 1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any…

    ... the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the ... BASIC loader to load back a block of code, the loading screen ... . How can I avoid this from happening?
    Hercules Hercules March 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…

    ... on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread ... copy a SCREEN$ (or any segment of memory) in ZX BASIC without ... , then press "j", the screen will erase and then will ... /> 35 PRINT #0;"load a SCREEN$ then press ""j"""
    ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • BOB the Screen BuilderHere's my first attempt to use that tokenising idea from "more on storing mazes" in a screen designer - "[url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27p…

    ... tokenising idea from "more on storing mazes" in a screen designer - ... pourri/bob.zip]BOB the Screen Builder[/url]". There's ... much room as possible for screen definitions (there's about ... ranges of lines from BASIC programs; it can also save the variables ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • help with sprites from SevenUpHas anybody got source for a short m/c rountine that can send sprites designed in SevenUp to the screen or to a dummy screen? A long time ago, I wor…

    ... SevenUp to the screen or to a dummy screen? A long time ... just 1 third of the screen only, but I'm still ... part of the screen. I was planning to use the routine from basic.
    mulder mulder April 2004 Development
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