Erasing The Contents Of Memory (Scratch); File Operations; Storing Programs (Store) - HP 250 Operating

System Commands
Erasing the Contents of Memory (SCRATCH)
Allor part of your user work area can be erased by using the
SCRATCH
command •
SCRATCH
SCRATCHA
SCRATCHP
SCf~ATCH
KEY.
Erases
Erases
HALT)
Erases
Erases
programs and variables
the entire user area (same as CONTROL
programs, variables, and binary routines.
softkey typing-aid definitions.
File Operations
You can store data and programs on various mass storage media for
later use. All devices are operated with the same statements and
functions that are described here.
Storing Programs
(STORE)
The
STORF
command stores a program file on a mass storage device
for later retrieval. The command:
srnl~F "T~~X
It
causes a program named
TAX
to be stored on the default mass
storage device. A file created by the
STORE
command is labeled
as being file type
PROG
in a CATalog listing.
If you want to store a program file on a device other than the
mass storage device, you have to specify the location of the
volume that you wish to store it on. For example, to store a
program on a 7908 hard disc, enter the following command:
ST()r~E
"TAX:
(~n
To store a program in memory into the same file name as before,
use the
RE-STORE
Command. For example, if you want to store TAX
to the default mass storage device and it is already there, you
get an error (ERROR
54)
when you execute
STORE "TAX".
In order
to do this, you must execute
RE-STORE
"TAX".
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System Commands
Erasing the Contents of Memory (SCRATCH)
Allor part of your user work area can be erased by using the
SCRATCH
command •
SCRATCH
SCRATCHA
SCRATCHP
SCf~ATCH
KEY.
Erases
Erases
HALT)
Erases
Erases
programs and variables
the entire user area (same as CONTROL
programs, variables, and binary routines.
softkey typing-aid definitions.
File Operations
You can store data and programs on various mass storage media for
later use. All devices are operated with the same statements and
functions that are described here.
Storing Programs
(STORE)
The
STORF
command stores a program file on a mass storage device
for later retrieval. The command:
srnl~F "T~~X
It
causes a program named
TAX
to be stored on the default mass
storage device. A file created by the
STORE
command is labeled
as being file type
PROG
in a CATalog listing.
If you want to store a program file on a device other than the
mass storage device, you have to specify the location of the
volume that you wish to store it on. For example, to store a
program on a 7908 hard disc, enter the following command:
ST()r~E
"TAX:
(~n
To store a program in memory into the same file name as before,
use the
RE-STORE
Command. For example, if you want to store TAX
to the default mass storage device and it is already there, you
get an error (ERROR
54)
when you execute
STORE "TAX".
In order
to do this, you must execute
RE-STORE
"TAX".
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