Copies files between an HP LIF diskette and a DOS disk. This command is not compatible with current Windows.
Syntax:
HPCOPY [drive:]lif-filename [disk:]dos-filename [-LIF]
HPCOPY [disk:]dos-filename [drive:]lif-filename
Where:
drive = 0, 1, 2,...
disk = A, B, C,...
lif-filename = a legal LIF filename, may include wildcards
dos-filename = a legal DOS filename, may include wildcards
Usage:
HPCOPY 0:hpfile C:DOSFILE
HPCOPY C:GOOD.BYE 3:Hello
HPCOPY A:DOSFILE 1:HPbdat
HPCOPY 0:lifASCII C:\DIR2\DOSFILE
HPCOPY 0:* C:
HPCOPY C:\HTB\DATA\D?T* 0:
This command allows you to copy ASCII, BDAT and regular files from HP LIF diskettes to DOS disks or vice-versa. An HP LIF diskette is one that was initialized with the HP BASIC INITIALIZE command on an HP 9000 Series 200/300 workstation. The diskette must be inserted into a PC diskette drive. Both 5-1/4 and 3-1/2 inch diskette drives are supported. Disk drives connected to the HP-IB are not supported.
Programs must be in ASCII format. PROG files are not supported. BDAT files can be transferred with the limitations noted below.
When files are copied no translation is done on the file contents; a LIF ASCII file remains a LIF ASCII file. However, you may write simple HTB programs that do the translation if you need to use the data files with other DOS programs. This conversion is not required if the data files will be used only by HTBasic, because HTBasic knows how to use HP BASIC files.
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