How to run ugBasic program on dc moto

[ldir_hector]

I post this on this forum as I think it is most likely I don't use this emulator correctly and there is no issue !

I try a simple hello world program, and I compiled it for Thomson MO7. I got a k7 file, which is loaded in the DC moto emulator and display a main.exe file at 000.
I use DC Moto 2022.06.15.
When I type run"main.exe"
it prints :

searching
skip: main exe
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and then DC moto opens a popup telling that I reached the end of the tape !

I think I am missing something, but I don't know what !

[spotlessmind1975]

Hi ldir_hector!

I think I am missing something, but I don't know what !

I think you're just missing the instructions to launch a program stored on the Thomson "tape" format (k7). In fact, it is not immediate and, at the time, I had those who were more expert than me tell me how to load it. In any case, the instructions to use are these (you can put everything on one line by using the clipboard, and pressing ENTER at the end):

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CLEAR,&H2FFF: LOADM"CASS:",R: EXEC

In short, and as I understand it, the meaning of the commands follows:

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CLEAR,&H2FFF

Move the pointer of the highest location exploitable by native BASIC to the address $2FFF. This way, RAM memory from $3000 and above can be used for loading. In other words, they RAM above $3000 will not be altered by BASIC, with its routines, perhaps called while loading from the tape.

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LOADM"CASS:",R

Load the first binary file on the tape, and relocate it according to the address it contains. ugBASIC usually generates binaries starting at address $3000, but this may change in the future. In this case, the previous instruction will also need to be adapted.

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EXEC

Finally, it runs the executable starting from the initial address present in it. Again, that address is precisely $3000.