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How can I use AMAL Editor properly?

07-22-2011 05:23 PM

gizz72

Greetings,

I've check the reference manual of AMOSPro, it states how to make AMAL commands to different banks 0,0 to 1,5 and a mini version of the AMOS editor to load and run simple programs to sprites/bobs/screens and so on as well as the PLAY command. Ok, that part I understand, what I don’t understand is how can I load the .AML and run that in the AMOSPro editor? For the Play command I got it to work, but not the AMAL itself.
So my question:
* How can I load the "spaceship.aml" and run that from AMOSPro editor? (The reference guide did not show that and I can't figure it how to work around it)
* Can this only be run in AMAL editor only? If so then it beats the purpose of an AMAL editor vs. AMOSPro editor.

For example in AMAL Editor:file "spaceship.aml" E/E

Code:

SCREEN OPEN 1,320,200,32,Lowres
LOAD "spaceship.abk"
CHANNEL TO BOB 1,1
BOB 1,100,100,12

AMAL Editor: [0/1]bank

Code:

A: I J1=4 J B; I J1=8 J C; J A; 
B: A 1,(1,1)(2,1); M -10,10,5; J A;
C: A 1,(3,1)(4,1); M 10,10,5; J A;

Now how to use that sample program on my AMOSPro. Any tips would be very helpful.
It's the weekend so I can continue working on my current project now since I've already got my A1200 set up.

Regards,
GiZz72

07-22-2011 09:00 PM

SamuraiCrow

AMAL Banks are just ASCII coded banks. (See at the bottom of the page at the link.) I'd assume you just load them with the Load command.

07-26-2011 11:09 AM

gizz72

Thanks Sam. I'll check that in the weekends when my son is not hogging my machine.

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