HP50G SD card STO and RCL

[Paul 6146]

(11-01-2014 05:46 AM)DavidM Wrote:  

(11-01-2014 01:51 AM)Paul 6146 Wrote:  David
I am trying to make an exact copy of 2 directories on the calculator to the SD card. Each directory contains 2 programs. These would function as a backup on the SD card.
What confuses me is what the other user "Han" said about the files on the sd card being only compatible with a pc and not the hp. I used the same syntax that the User manual used to save a Dir/file to the card but when I view the directory from the file manager it won't show the program in the directory Ex. :3:"BASE/D-H" (enter on stack level 1) then STO.

Any time you STO something on the SD card, it exists there as a single file -- regardless of what that file actually contains. It can be a number, a string, a list, an array, a program, a 50g directory, or even a backup of the 50g's main memory. All of those objects are still seen as a single entity when stored on the SD card.

If I'm understanding you correctly, you're wanting to replicate a group of items that are organized as a 50g directory into a similar hierarchy on the SD card. That simply can't be done in a single step. You would have to STO them on the SD card one at a time. That's the only way you'd see the individual items on the SD card.

David
Then what is the purpose of the USER manual telling you that you can store a program into a directory on the sd card when you can't even access the directory in the File Manager? This generates an error. So in other words......the hp50G doesn't really make directories on the sd card. This says to me that all the programs you want to save to sd card must be saved in the root which is going to be a mess since there will be multiple programs that belong together all mixed up with other programs in one place. Not very good design!