[NTLK] Anyone a Sloup expert ?

[Stephen Weyer]

> 
the short answer to your question is that it is possible to DUMP binary data.
I think I used it mostly to dump binary packages, bitmaps, sounds.

you might think I should (still) be a Sloup expert but...
it's been ~25 yrs since I dealt with the code so I don't recall the details anymore

here are the complete docs (not just Peter's intro)
https://communicrossings.com/html/newton/sloup.htm

if you really want to tinker, here's the source
https://github.com/saweyer/sloup


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> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:18:28 +0100
> From: Tom <tom+newtontalk at falkensweb.com>
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> I'm trying to dump my outbox, including the page data that describes a fax (not just the text, the actual drawn graphics if any)
> 
> Outbox
> {toPhone:"0101",pageData:''}
> DUMP!
> 
> Doesn't appear to show the data, only text. 
> 
> I can find the page data using a Soup explorer on the Newton itself, so the stuff is *there* but how can I get at it ?
> None of the examples at https://web.archive.org/web/20190418002007/https://communicrossings.com/html/newton/sloup/SL_HELP.htm[1] are much help.
> 
> If Sloup can't retrieve non-text data (?) I'd even settle for help writing some NewtonScript to dump it - I think I could send and execute this over the serial connection instead (I'm sure I've seen a way to do this) ?
> 
> -- 
> Tom
> MessagePad 110 owner and, in case it's not obvious, geek.
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> [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20190418002007/https://communicrossings.com/html/newton/sloup/SL_HELP.htm