Question on virtual disk access
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When compiling an XEX file, is it possible to attach a 'virtual' ATR image so I only have to distribute a single .XEX? I want to be able to save and load in this same space as well. This will keep it simple for any users from having to create a blank disk and attaching to the emulator on their own.
Hi!
I don't completely understand your question.
Are you using the PC compiler?
Do you want to generate an ATR image with the Atari executable inside?
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Yes I'm using the PC compiler and created a large map using fastbasic. Want to be able to load/save or just integrate it directly into program. Able to generate and use the ATR image without having to manually create one would be ideal, but i would settle for even a bunch of DATA statements I can use for the program/game.
Hi!
To integrate data directly to the program, you can use the DATA FILE statement:
DATA mydata() BYTEFILE "my-local-file.bin"
This will read the binary file "my-local-file.bin" into your program, as the mydata() byte array. You can also use "WORDFILE" for reading as a word array.
Note that this does not work in the Atari compiler, only using the PC compiler.
Is this what you need?
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Hi!
You can run the XEX directly in the emulator, you don't need an ATR.
Or I still don't really understand your use case :(
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Hi!
I understand now, you want to test the game preserving the data in the disk image.
What I normally do is to activate the "H:" device in the emulator, and load/save the data from the H: device during development.
This way, I can load the emulator with my XEX and have it access all the data files in the H: device instantly, without the need for an ATR file. This also has the advantage that I can directly copy (and backup) the data files.
If you are using Altirra, you can load the emulator with Altirra /hdpathrw my_folder my_file.xex
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Closing as seems resolved.