a2stuff / a2stuff/intbasic

Add support for random-access text files

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Assembly
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Description

  • OPEN path,Ln (L is record length)
  • CLOSE [path]
  • READ path[,Rn][,Bn] (R is record number, B is byte offset in record)
  • WRITE path[,Rn][,Bn] (R is record number, B is byte offset in record)

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Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the implementations of OPEN, CLOSE, READ, and WRITE and the ProDOS file-handling path; define how record length, record number, and byte offset should behave. Done means all four listed operations support the specified random-access text-file forms.

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Assessment

Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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