PET File Load Error in WinAOS

[R.Auge]

I've noticed that some .Mod files do not load correctly into the version of PET I am using (V 2.1 from WinAOS).  Specifically the the beginning of the file is truncated when loaded.  A good example is PET.Mod itself.  I've been able to work around the problem by loading the .Mod files into a windows text editor, removing the data portion of the file before the MODULE keyword, saving it as UTF-8, then reloading the file into PET.

Is this a known issue?  Something unique to my system?  Or a previously unknown problem I have come across?  If so, are there any ideas as to how to fix the problem?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Rai

[staubesv]

Dear Rai,

If the caption of the Format button in PET starts with "Format : AUTO ...", the format of the file to be loaded is determined automatically when you load it. This way, a Oberon text file (formatted text) is loaded and displayed correctly as well as UTF-8 files and others.

If you manually set the Format, the caption of the Format button will look like "Format : UTF-8", "Format : Oberon", ... If you now press on load, the file will be loaded with that format.

The truncation typically happens when you load an Oberon text formatted file with Format set to UTF-8 ("Format : UTF-8"). In this case, set format to "AUTO" and reload the file.

Best,
Sven

[R.Auge]

Thanks Sven, that was exactly the problem.