| u0033 | Index Level | u005b |
| Syntax | result = oconv( read.command, 'u0039' ) |
| Category | BASIC |
| Type | User Exit |
| Description |
reads an absolute disk sector.
"read.command" is a dynamic array which contains the following information: Read.command<1> = drive.number, <vm>, cylinder.number, <vm>, head.number, <vm>, sector.number Drive.number may be: 1 = drive A: 2 = drive B: 3 = drive C: 4 = drive D: read.command<2> = mode, <vm>, table1, <vm>, table2, <vm>, #bytes Mode may be: 1 = convert ASCII to HEX 2 = transform and prefix character 3 = translate and delete character 4 = transform, prefix and drop Most Significant Bit 5 = transform, delete and drop Most Significant Bit <value mark> Table1 contains one or more hex characters to scan for on input. If there is more than one entry, then they are separated by <subvalue marks>. <value mark> Table2 contains one or more hex characters to replace the corresponding characters from table1. If there is more than one entry, then they are separated by <subvalue marks>. <value mark> #bytes is the number of bytes per sector. |
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| See Also | user exits, FlashBASIC u014b |
| Example | |
| Warnings | This only works on PC-based machines. |
| Compatibility |
| u0033 | Index Level | u005b |