Re: [MacPerl] MacPerl Zip drives bug?

[schinder@pobox.com]

On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 04:05:32PM +0900, robinmcf@altern.org wrote:
} After trying to access a directory on my Zip drive for about an hour and
} thinking it was my programming that was at fault, I discovered that MacPerl
} doesn't recognise the Zip drive as a mounted volume. Is this a bug or is
} there a specific way to access the drive? ie is it a DEV for MacPerl?

I use Perl all the time for accessing Zips.  I've owned a Zip 100
since they've first come out, and never had any trouble using MacPerl
with them.  When I'm running MacOS, I have a Perl script that twice
daily walks certain trees mounted on my Zip.

If you're having trouble, suspect the usual MacOS type things and do
the usual MacOS type things, like running Norton or DiskFirstAid on
the disk(s0 to see if it's OK, and rebuild the desktop on the Zip
disk(s).  MacPerl shouldn't be able to tell the difference between a
Zip and any other type drive.

} 
} tech specs: MacPerl 5.2.0r4 with 15Mb of memory + Performa 5430 OS8.6 +
} Iomega SCSI Zip250
} 

-- 
Paul Schinder
schinder@pobox.com

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