EDIT OK ive 'Set Tape' to diana.cas and it did the cload and run statements automatically. How do i ctrl/stop the program or break ? Also if that is not possiable is there another way to save as .bas without loading the program first ? Thanks again guys.
To translate cas file to bas files simply load them on openmsx emulating a model with disk drive. Select dir as disk so you can save files on your pc in that directory then save them to disk in this way:
SAVE"filename.bas",A
And magically you will have them in ASC format (you can read/modify them with notepad or any other text editor)
Thegeps, i knew you had told me before ! Big smile Sorry. Ive now got a folder on my Desktop called DIANA. Inside it are diana.zip which i extracted and got diana.cas. Ive also installed MSX CAS Packager which is a command line interface utility that can list .cas contents and eXtract to the .bas format which i think I've done to the DIANA folder on my desktop so i now also have a diana.bas file in the DIANA folder ! I am now trying to save the .bas file to ascii but do i need the emulator to load it first and then save it ? I seem to have trouble loading .bas files :/ I'm missing something but what ? I managed to get Spaceman saved or extracted to ASCII format but I never wrote the steps down. Grrrr.
When I type cload"diana.cas" into open MSX with the DIANA folder set as the disk it just locks up and freezes. So how do i either load the diana.cas or the diana.bas into the emulator WITHOUT RUNNING IT AUTOMATICALLY. Or if it has to run automatically after loading like it does when i set tape>insert tape>diana.cas then how do i BREAK or CTRL+STOP the program from running so that i can list it and save as or save"diana.bas",A as instructed ??
Is there a different Command for loading from DISK ? Even if its a .cas file ? This might be simple but to us newbies this lack of information is a hindrance.
in Catapult browse a cas file where you have the button "Cassette" (click on tape icon or right click ob "Cassette" button)
then, when RUN"CAS:" automatically starts press
CTRL+F8 (you get a device I/O error)
(this way you'll do CTRL+STOP, also to break basic program execution)
then rewind the tape from catapult and do what you need to load game without autoexecute it (like CLOAD or LOAD"CAS:")
then follow previous instruction
and remember that you can't put cas files (wich are CASsette images) inside the disk folder. you can't use them there
Well, the question is fair and simple. And openMSX has you covered, but this is where you encounter the steep learning curve using the emulator.
In openMSX press F10 to open the console. Now type set autoruncassettes off and hit enter. Press F10 again to close the console.
From now on, cassettes won't run automagically. The Catapult method will of course work as well, but it would be even better if Catapult just had a checkbox "autorun" at that virtual tape deck.
