When the computer prompts you, insert the disk that you wish to catalog and press Return. The characters that you enter become part of the filename used to save the disk's catalog. Enter anything you wish, including letters. The program prompts you for the volume number (or name) of a disk. This file is BLOADed into memory by Program 2, so it is important that the machine language file and Program 2 are saved to the same disk. Program 1 writes a short machine language file to disk. When you're done, be sure to save a copy of each program. To begin, type in Programs 1 and 2 using the "Automatic Proofreader" program found elsewhere in this issue. This program works with unprotected DOS 3.3 disks only.
When run, Catalog to Text File reads in a disk's directory and creates a text file that you can print and/or edit using almost any word processor.īy modifying the program to suit your needs, Catalog to Text File can be used to read the number of free sectors on a disk, to count the number of files on a particular volume, or to print out selected filenames in an easy-to-read format. "Catalog to Text File" is a BASIC program that solves this problem. Unlike many computers, the Apple II doesn't provide a way to make text files from disk catalogs. Saved as text, disk catalogs can be edited, and then printed with a word processor or your own BASIC program. Apple II users can turn disk directories into text files with this BASIC program.