Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!purdue!decwrl!mejac!gryphon!jdow From: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: DPAINT II & Hard Disk Summary: Type in the drive name Message-ID: <9320@gryphon.COM> Date: 6 Dec 88 08:42:55 GMT References: <4830006@hpiacla.HP.COM> Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Organization: Wizardess Designs, Hermosa Beach, Ca. Lines: 32 In article <4830006@hpiacla.HP.COM> jimg@hpiacla.HP.COM (Jim Garrison) writes: > >Has anyone out there gotten DPAINT II to load files from a hard disk? I >have an 'ASSIGN dh: dh1:pics' in my startup sequence but when I get the >file requester it is full of garbage characters. If I type the name of a >file that exists in dh1:pics it will load okay, but it would be nice if I >could see what files are out there. I have also tried to increase the >stack size, to no avail. This problem exists on both 1.2 and 1.3 AmigaDOS. >Oh, I am using a Amiga 1000, Supra 4x4 20Mb disk and 1Mb expanded memory. >If anyone can help me solve this I'd appreciate it. > I am using a Microbotics HardFrame (real nice - just released... commercial over) with DP2 on drive DH8:. I can load things from that drie with no problems at all. All I have to do is type in the dh8: in the filerequester myself. Once it finds DH8: everything is just fine and dandy. >Thanks, > >Jim Garrison De nada -- Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit. Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one. {@_@} jdow@bix (where else?) Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM the knight. Does the fair maiden ever {backbone}!gryphon!jdow win? Surely both the knight and dragon stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide? Better yet - she should get an Amiga and quit playing with dragons and knights.