Saving A Program To Disk - Panasonic FP-M Hardware Manual

5-4. Programming with NPST-GR Software

8. Saving a Program to Disk

The [2.SAVE A PROGRAM TO DISK] option saves the program and/or the I/O comments which exist on the
screen to the disk of your personal computer.
Procedure
1. Select the [PROGRAM MANAGER] option from the NPST menu.
2. Select the [2.SAVE A PROGRAM TO DISK] option from the [PROGRAM MANAGER] menu.
A window for saving the program and/or I/O comments will open on the screen. You will see "SAVE
PROGRAM" on the menu bar.
DRIVE
DIRECTORY [\PROGRAM\
FILE NAME [
FILE NOTE [
DESIGNER
DATE
SAVE
STYLE
VERIFY
Select whether the saved program is verified with the original one on the screen after saving.
Select whether to save the program in the version 3 style or in the version 2 style.
Select whether to save the program, the I/O comments or both.
Shows the date which is controlled by the system.
Enter the name of the person who design the program.
Enter notes about the file.
Enter a filename.
3. If you want to change the drive, press
4. If you want to change the directory, press
5. Enter a filename in the "FILE NAME" area.
6. If necessary, enter the information for "FILE NOTE", "DESIGNER" and "DATE". These items are
optional and can be skipped. Press the down arrow key to go to the next item.
7. Specify what you want to save to the disk at "SAVE."
Select "PROGRAM" to save only the program.
Select "I/O CMT" to save only the I/O comments.
Select "PROG & I/O CMT" to save both the program and the I/O comments.
8. Determine which version style you want to save in.
Select "Ver.3" to save in the version 3 style.
Select "Ver.2" to save in the version 2 style.
9. When you select "Ver.3", select whether you want to verify the programs.
Select "YES" at "VERIFY" with the arrow keys, to verify the saved program with the program on the
screen after saving. Select "NO" if you do not want to verify the program.
10. Press Enter
When you select "Ver.3," saving will start.
98
Shows the current directory.
Shows the current drive.
[ A B C D E ]
]
[ ]
[93-12-01]
[ PROGRAM I/O CMT PROG & I/O CMT
[ Ver.3 Ver.2 ]
[ YES N O ]
F6
.
Shows the memory area size
available in the disk.
FREE AREA
]
]
NOTE: [VERIFY] IS INVALID SELECT [VER.2]
.
F8 .
9617408
]
Lists existing files
in the current directory
when pressing F7 .