XIO Command Codes DOS Handler (D:)#

code ATARIDos 2.5 MyDOS BeweDOS TurboDOS XDOS BiboDos SpartaDOS 2.3/3.2, Real.DOS[3] SpartaDOS X[4] SuperDOS
3 OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
5 GET RECORD GET RECORD GET RECORD GET RECORD GET RECORD GET RECORD GET RECORD GET RECORD GET RECORD
7 GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS GET CHARACTERS
9 PUT RECORD PUT RECORD PUT RECORD PUT RECORD PUT RECORD PUT RECORD PUT RECORD PUT RECORD PUT RECORD
11 PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS PUT CHARACTERS
12 CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE CLOSE
13 STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST STATUS REQUEST
32 RENAME RENAME RENAME RENAME RENAME RENAME RENAME RENAME RENAME
33 DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE
34 CREATE DIRECTORY CLEAR DISK GET DENSITY LOCK DISK RESTORE
35 LOCK FILE LOCK FILE LOCK FILE LOCK FILE LOCK FILE LOCK FILE LOCK FILE LOCK FILE LOCK FILE
36 UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE UNLOCK FILE
37 POINT[1] POINT[1] POINT[2] POINT POINT[1] POINT SEEK SEEK POINT
38 NOTE[1] NOTE[1] NOTE[2] NOTE NOTE[1] NOTE TELL TELL NOTE
39 LOAD BINARY FILE&RUN GET FILE LENGTH EXEC COMMAND GET FILE LENGTH GET FILE LENGTH
40 LOAD BINARY FILE&RUN (0)LOAD (128)L&RUN LOAD BINARY FILE LOAD BINARY FILE
41 CHANGE DIRECTORY SAVE BINARY FILE
42 CREATE DIRECTORY CREATE DIRECTORY CREATE DIRECTORY CREATE DIRECTORY
43 DELETE DIRECTORY DELETE DIRECTORY DELETE DIRECTORY
44 CHANGE DIRECTORY CHANGE DIRECTORY CHANGE DIRECTORY
45 SET BOOT FILE SET BOOT FILE
46 UNLOCK DISK
47 GET DISK INFO GET DISK INFO GET DISK INFO
48 GET CURRENT DIR GET CURRENT DIR
49 SET FILE ATTRIBUTES
80 EXEC DUP COMMAND
251 FORMAT QUAD DENS.
252 FORMAT QUAD DENS. FORMAT DOUBLE DENS.
253 FORMAT SINGLE DENS. FORMAT DOUBLE DENS. FORMAT SINGLE DENS. FORMAT
254 FORMAT DISK (MD/SD) FORMAT DISK FORMAT MEDIUM DENS. FORMAT MEDIUM DENS. FORMAT MEDIUM
255 FORMAT SINGLE DENS. CLEAR DISK

  • XIO 254 under DOS 2.5 tries to format MD and if the drive doesn't support MD, it formats in SD, other DOS versions try only to format MD.
  • XIO 254 under MyDos works as following: If AUX1, Bit 7 is set, the disk is only cleared (empty directory written to disk). If AUX1 Bit 6-0 and AUX 2 are zero, the formatted disk will have the current density setting of the drive, if not, AUX1&AUX2 define the number of available sectors.
  • BeweDOS has no format commands in the FMS. The note and point commands deliver a relative file position rather than an absolute sector/byte position as the other DOS versions do.
  • You can use XIO 33 to delete (empty) MyDOS directories.
  • MyDOS allows to ignore INIT- and RUN-addresses (in XIO39/40) by setting an appropriate AUX1-value (4=do Run & Init, 5=Run only, 6=Init only, 7=ignore Run and Init).
  • In XDOS this is possible via XIO 39, e.g. XIO 39,#1,0,0,"D1:LOA file"
  • XDOS allows the execution of every DUP command (DIR, LOA, SAV, COP,...) via XIO 39 and the density of a disk can be checked via XIO 34.

We need an update on this list for

  • MyDOS (Versions)
  • Turbo-DOS
  • Bibo-Dos
  • Bewe-DOS
  • other DOS Versions you use

Credits#

  • Stefan Dorndorf
  • Mathy van Nisselroy
  • Freddy Offenga
  • Ron Hamilton for finding the Error in Command "PUT RECORD"
  • Konrad M. Kokoszkiewicz

[#1] Note und Point - der absolute Sector und das Byte innerhalb des Sectors müssen angegeben werden/ werden zurück gegeben.
[#2] Note und Point - das Byteoffset innerhalb der geöffneten Datei müssen angegeben werden/ werden zurück gegeben.
[#3] Real.DOS is based on SpartaDOS 3.3
[#4] See Atariki Lista funkcji specjalnych CIO według urządzeń