# Header

Description

Add a header to a raw binary file in order to make it loadable by an Oric using the CLOAD command. This operation is necessary because the result of the compilation process is a raw binary file without any loading information.

Utilisation

To add or remove a header on a tape file:

    	%OSDK%\bin\Header [switches] source_file destination_file load_adress

Please note that for the load adress, hexadecimal adresses should be prefixed by a $ symbol.

Switches

The -a switch control the autorun flag:

    -a0 => program simply load and stop
    -a1 => program automaticaly executes after loading

The -h switch controls fact that the header is present or removed

    -h0 => Remove the header
    -h1 => Output a file with a header

The -s switch controls the display of file size information. This switch is particularly interesting for people coding size limited programs, like roms, minigames or 256 bytes demos.

    -s0 => No size information is displayed
    -s1 => Display size informations in the output

To enable this feature in your own programs, just modify your OSDK_CONFIG.BAT file, and add the following:

The -b switch sets the value 00 (BASIC) or 80 (Binary) in the tape header This switch is particularly important if you are planning to convert a BASIC tape program to a text file, in which case you need to pass -b0

    -s0 => No size information is displayed
    -s1 => Display size informations in the output

To enable this feature in your own programs, just modify your OSDK_CONFIG.BAT file, and add the following:

    	SET OSDKHEAD=-S1

Historic

Here is the list of all releases with a short description of things that changed:

Version 1.0

- Added the flag -b to specify if the converted file should expose 00 (BASIC) or 80 (Binary) in the header

Version 0.2

- The address can now be specified with either $ or 0x as an hexadecimal prefix

Version 0.1

- Added s0/s1 mode to display file size information. Very usefull when you want to know the size of your game in a minigame compo...

Non numbered version

- First released version had no version number