Tandy 1000 Basic Reference Manual page 208

Chapter 10 I
BASIC Keywords
LOAD
Statement
LOAD pathname
[,Rl
Loads a BASIC program from disk into memory.
Pathname is a standard file specification used to save the file to
disk.
The
R
option tells BASIC to run the program. (LOAD with the
R
option is equivalent to the command
RUN pathname.)
When you
specify the
R
option, BASIC leaves all open files open and runs
the program automatically. If you omit the
R
option, BASIC
wipes out any resident BASIC program, clears all variables, and
closes all open files.
You can use either of these commands inside programs to allow
program chaining (one program calling another).
If you attempt t o LOAD a non-BASIC file, a "Direct statement in
file" error occurs.
Example
LOAD " A : p r o g l
.
b a 5 "
loads progl .bas from Drive A, and then returns to the command
mode.
LOAD
" p r o g l
. b a s "
loads progl .bas. Because no drive is specified, BASIC searches
for progl .bas on the current drive.
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