Save Command - IBM 5100 Basic Reference Manual

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SAVE COMMAND
SAVE file-num
[{,~~~;
}] [.dev-address] [:file 10']
SOURCE
The SAVE command allows you to save the contents of the work area in a specified
file. After a SAVE command is completed, the display will show the READY
message and the following information about the file:
• The number of contiguous 1,024-byte areas of storage allocated in the file.
• The number of contiguous 1,024-byte areas of storage unused in the file.
If the file comes to end of file before all of the work area is saved, an error message
is displayed (see Appendix B) and the file is reinitialized to unused status. To save
the work area, enter another SAVE command specifying another file with the
correct amount of available space.
The syntax of the SAVE command is as shown:
SAVE file-num [{
,~~~;
}] [,dev-address] [:file 10']
SOURCE
where:
file-num
is an integer specifying the file in which the contents of the work area
are to be saved.
KEYx specifies that a function key (x
=
0 to 9) is to be saved (see Function Keys).
KEYS specifies that the contents of all defined function keys are to be saved.
SOURCE specifies that the contents of the work area is to be saved in the same
character format in which the user entered it.
dev-address
is the address of the tape drive in which the specified file resides.
The default is address E80.
'file I D' is up to 17 characters enclosed in single quotation marks that you can
use to identify the file containing the saved data. This can be referenced in OPEN
statements (see OPEN, Chapter 4.)
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