USB to USB flash Drive File Copier

[newbie]

What if you populate the array with a character that would probably not be used in a file name, (~), and parse the array for that before the array is used again.

Or, have a "working" array. This would be one that stored arrays are parsed into for using.

Stored array with (~) character
Stored array re-written into sandbox array
Sandbox array is sent to VDIP
Start over with next stored array.

Maybe....

are saying its like this:
say you have an array named FILE1 with 12 array places, i will pre-load it with (~) so...
FILE1 = [~][~][~][~][~][~][~][~][~][~][~][~]

and then when i receive a file named "vdip.txt" from the vdip serially, then the array would be like:
FILE1 = [v][d][i][p][.][t][x][t][~][~][~][~]
am i right with this? please correct me if im wrong...

then when i want to send command to the vdip that i want to copy that particular file, i will be sending the "CPS" command plus the array of bytes stored in FILE1 including the bytes that contains [~] back to the vdip, but the vinculum is very strict with the spelling...if i include these bytes it will respond with "command failed" if only i could remove those unneeded bytes before sending it back to the vdip...

am i getting your idea right?

[mackrackit]

Thinking more about this the "~" will not do you any good. Still need to re-write the array but...

Assume file names should only contain letters and numbers. The problem is other characters are showing up..
So when the file name is read from the VDIP say it is saved into "arrayF". Before "arrayF" is used again it needs checked for bad characters. Right?

Again have a working array that will be used and/or reused to send back to the VDIP, "arrayW".

The bad characters are at the end of the name?
What if you check each bit of "arrayF" and IF the bit equals A-Z or 0-9 then that bit will be written to "arrayW". When the first bad character bit is found the re-write loop stops.
Now "arrayW" should only contain valid characters.

This thread should give you some ideas on how to process the arrays.
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=8876

I hope this is on the correct track.

[newbie]

this is so unfortunate..my vdip2 is suddenly not working...

the status LEDs do not light when i turn the circuit on.. it also does not respond when i insert flash drives...

i tried connecting it to the pc's serial port to see if the LEDs are just busted, but nothing happend. its as if there's nothing connected to the serial port.

i've measured the voltage supplied and i saw that the voltage was correct.

did anyone experience this? can there still be a remedy for this module?

[mackrackit]

On the VDIP1 there is an active low reset pin. Can not remember the exact pin but I think it is 22. Double check for the VDIP2 and give that a try.

[newbie]

ive been connecting that pin(rs#) to the ground using a push button. still nothing happend...no lights from the LEDs.

[Archangel]

ive been connecting that pin(rs#) to the ground using a push button. still nothing happend...no lights from the LEDs.

And it gets to high state by . . . a Pullup ? WPU ? Fear ? Which is to ask, can it get there ? Or is it locked to reset in perpetuity ?

[newbie]

And it gets to high state by . . . a Pullup ? WPU ? Fear ? Which is to ask, can it get there ? Or is it locked to reset in perpetuity ?

are you suggesting to try pullup instead of pull down? done that...didn't work..