On 2012-08-09, at 20:54, Groepaz wrote: >>>> Thinking aloud (might be completely bad idea)... how about something in >>>> unix style (so that it could fit somehow into POSIX ways): >>>> >>>> "/floppy/unit/subunit/file" >>> >>> urks. please not. the unit number is so useless and so few people would >>> actually need them, its a perfect candidate for some "magic variable". >> >> Like setting variable to one value, opening one file, setting variable to >> another value, opening another file on a different drive? >> >> That would mean two variables. One for device (8, 9, ..) and another one >> for drive (0,1), right? > > i'd put the device number into the string, as its much more logical and does > much more work similar to other systems and the "expected" way. > > and ofcourse that is a good reason for not doing it, too =) Somehow I don't like it - so good reason indeed. Besides, drive number AFAIR can be passed verbatim in a filename and the drive itself handles it. As for the device number, I don't like the idea of putting it in the string/filename either. But I still agree that a method for selecting the device is needed. -- SD! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list send mail to majordomo@musoftware.de with the string "unsubscribe cc65" in the body(!) of the mail.Received on Thu Aug 9 22:01:10 2012
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