DFS to ADFS transfer programs These Basic programs transfer the files on one or more Acorn DFS discs to an ADFS disc. They require a dual double-sided disc drive with an ADFS/DFS supporting OSWORD &7F (ie. with 1770 or equivalent FDC). Files are saved to one ADFS directory for each side of each DFS disc. At the start, the user defines a letter as the first character of the directory name. If for example, this is "A", then files on the first side of the DFS disc are transferred to ADFS directory A0. Files on the second side of the DFS disc go to directory A1, and from the second DFS disc to directories A2 and A3, and so on. Files originally in directories other than $ are put in equivalent ADFS sub-directories. Files locked on the orignal disc are "read-only" on the ADFS disc. Files are saved with their original load and execution addresses. Unlike the original Amcom/ADFS transfer programs (from which these are derived), numerals as directory names are supported. During transfer, the DFS directory and filename appears on the left of the screen (and on printout if specified). On completion of transfer of a file the ADFS directory, sub-directory (if any) and filename appear to the right of the same line. Speed of transfer of long files depends on the amount of memory available for files. This is set by the first program according to the value of PAGE. At its maximum, with PAGE=&E00, there is 20K available, and files up to that length are transferred in one step, longer files having to be split. The first program ("ADFTFR") assembles machine-code routines and sets parameters which are not altered by the main program ("ADFTFR2"). Once program "ADFTFR" has been run (chaining "ADFTFR2"), "ADFTFR2" can be RUN repeatedly. ERROR MESSAGES "Can't Read Catalogue" (error &82) - Disc Error on attempting to load DFS catalogue. "Illegal Filename" (error &83) - Character of ASCII value < &20 found in memory reserved for filename. A disc read error while transferring a file will abort transfer of that file only with the message "not transferable" replacing the ADFS description on the screen and printout. It may be found that programs which come from DFS discs will crash when trying to run them from ADFS. This will be due to differences between commands, or command protocols, accepted by DFS but not by ADFS. If this occurs it will be necessary to amend the programs, altering all disc commands to their equivalents in ADFS ie. 'OSCLI "DRIVE "B%' would become 'OSCLI "MOUNT "B%', or 'DRIVE 1' would become 'MOUNT 1'. Attention should also be given to drive numbers specified in filenames ie. CHAIN ":2.PROGRAM".