[Coco] orch-90 file format question

[Bill Pierce]

Todd,
Try saveing the file, thn loading it again.
If that doesn't work, there's an "Orchcnvt" file floating around. It may even be on my site on the orchestra 90 page on the OrcMastr disk. If not, I know I have a copy. It will convert all those files to proper Orch90 files.

Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Wallace <dragonbytes at cox.net>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 10:43 pm
Subject: Re: [Coco] orch-90 file format question


Thanks Bill, that helped alot. I am able to successfully load the file now.  
However when I try to score with S command, i get an ERR 3.  I noticed where the 
error cursor is is after these J letters.  I have checked on the computer and 
wherever a linefeed is in the text file, when i view it from the orch90 pak it 
shows a J there instead of a linefeed.

- Todd Wallace

On May 7, 2013, at 9:06 PM, Bill Pierce <ooogalapasooo at aol.com> wrote:

> 
> Todd
> The orch90 file format is simple.
> First the reason your files are not showing is real orch90 files have NO 
extension. The files with the orc extension are most likely from a model 3 or 4.
> There is one difference, these are ascii files and Coco orch files are 
(semi)binary. On the Coco, the first character of each line has 128 added to the 
ascii value and has no carriage returns. The "orc" files are straight ascii.
> To load these files, just change the name so they have no extension then load 
them with R FILENAME A
> The "A" tell the orch 90 that they are in ascii
> You can the just W FILENAME to save it in Coco format
> 
> The Orch90 manual is in all the various archives on the net
> 
> Bill Pierce
> My Music from the Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
> https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Co-Webmaster of The TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
> http://www.colorcomputerarchive.com/
> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for CocoPedia
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> E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Wallace <dragonbytes at cox.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, May 7, 2013 7:09 pm
> Subject: [Coco] orch-90 file format question
> 
> 
> Hey guys,
> 
> So I've been tinkering with my new Orch-90 cart and trying to get some .orc 
> files downloaded from the net into it.  Once I finally figured a way to get 
the 
> .orc files onto a floppy, I set it up with my MPI.  The DIR command from 
within 
> the orch90 pak wouldnt even show the file I copied.  After some experimenting, 
I 
> discovered that the orch90 will ONLY accept files that are in "BASIC data 
file" 
> format and in ASCII.  So I got the correct flags set and it finally showed up 
in 
> the DIR.  However, when I tried to load the .orc file, I got a ERR 4.  I 
noticed 
> the .orc files I downloaded all seem to be ascii text when viewed in a text 
> editor on a PC.  I can see the comments and orch90 text commands, etc.  So I 
> wondered what a file saved WITH the pak to disk would look like.  I used the 
> WRITE command to output the built in demo song to disk, copied to PC, and 
> discovered it is NOT a text file.  The DECB file flags are still BASIC data 
file 
> and ASCII, but when opened with a text editor,
>  its some sort of binary or something. So if anyone might be able to give me 
> some info on what format these things need, that would be great.  Does the 
> orch90 pak accept text file music files?  
> 
> - Todd Wallace
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