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base:reading_the_directory

Reading the directory

Just a simple routine which reads the directory file from a device and prints it to screen.

        LDA #dirname_end-dirname
        LDX #<dirname
        LDY #>dirname
        JSR $FFBD      ; call SETNAM

        LDA #$02       ; filenumber 2
        LDX $BA
        BNE .skip
        LDX #$08       ; default to device number 8
.skip   LDY #$00       ; secondary address 0 (required for dir reading!)
        JSR $FFBA      ; call SETLFS

        JSR $FFC0      ; call OPEN (open the directory)
        BCS .error     ; quit if OPEN failed

        LDX #$02       ; filenumber 2
        JSR $FFC6      ; call CHKIN

        LDY #$04       ; skip 4 bytes on the first dir line
        BNE .skip2
.next
        LDY #$02       ; skip 2 bytes on all other lines
.skip2  JSR getbyte    ; get a byte from dir and ignore it
        DEY
        BNE .skip2

        JSR getbyte    ; get low byte of basic line number
        TAY
        JSR getbyte    ; get high byte of basic line number
        PHA
        TYA            ; transfer Y to X without changing Akku
        TAX
        PLA
        JSR $BDCD      ; print basic line number
        LDA #$20       ; print a space first
.char
        JSR $FFD2      ; call CHROUT (print character)
        JSR getbyte
        BNE .char      ; continue until end of line

        LDA #$0D
        JSR $FFD2      ; print RETURN
        JSR $FFE1      ; RUN/STOP pressed?
        BNE .next      ; no RUN/STOP -> continue
.error
        ; Akkumulator contains BASIC error code

        ; most likely error:
        ; A = $05 (DEVICE NOT PRESENT)
exit:
        LDA #$02       ; filenumber 2
        JSR $FFC3      ; call CLOSE

        JSR $FFCC     ; call CLRCHN
        RTS

getbyte:
        JSR $FFB7      ; call READST (read status byte)
        BNE .end       ; read error or end of file
        JMP $FFCF      ; call CHRIN (read byte from directory)
.end
        PLA            ; don't return to dir reading loop
        PLA
        JMP exit

dirname:
        .TEXT "$"      ; filename used to access directory
dirname_end:
base/reading_the_directory.txt · Last modified: 2015-04-17 04:33 by 127.0.0.1