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Oh, no I was asking for zxtool.exe source. Have been looking for it without success. I spoke to SirMorris and he's updated zxtool for this issue (although I note not yet updated the version for download on the original post and so I've suggested he does that). Should you still want the source then ...

But I've never used it or know what format it outputs non-ASCII characters in... Maybe yet another format... Modified source "to make it compatible with ZXText2P" is here: https://github.com/mobluse/zx81-mob/tree/master/converters and previously mentioned here: https://www.sinclairzxworld.com/viewt...

I found it...the author wrote a simple Perl program to do the conversion from .p to txt. A variety of formats to choose between! :lol: I guess I never gave it much thought but it seems a .p file is litterally just a translation of kewyrods to the ZX81 code set. Plus system variables, BASIC variable...

Sorry, I should have given a better example. I have seen code like {128}{128}{128} and figured that the { and } are being used to allow ZX81 numeric code values to be used instead of character sequences such as \::\::\:: which I think represents the same thing. I haven't seen that used before. Is a...

With regard to \" in source text file: •EightyOne version 1.16 works with this when using a zxtext2p.exe converted text-to-.p file Yes, zxtext2p successfully converts \" and produces a valid .p file and so EightyOne can read it in and run it. With regard to "" in source text file: •EightyOne versio...

So it' seems that it is zxtool that may need updating no zxtext2p, no? Or the zxtool could be updated and then all 3 would still be in alignment... It seems a shame zxtext2p uses \" rather than "" since the latter looks more like a BASIC listing, and it is possible to reliably detect it within PRIN...

If you give zxtext2p.exe a file with "" it just moves it into a .p file and then EightyOne doesn't know what to do with it. EightyOne V1.13 and up directly supports importing text files and converting them into programs. It is based on the formatting used by zxtext2p to achieve a high level of comp...

EightyOne v1.17 is now available from SourceForge. This release fixes a crash that occurred when resetting a Jupiter Ace.

On SourceForge you can find two zips per release, which can simply be downloaded. The first contains the executable distribution and the second contains the source for it.

1024MAK wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:58 pm I would have preferred binary bitwise operators myself

Which unlike the ZX81 and Spectrum is what the ZX80's AND and OR perform!