Libraries - Acorn computer econet level 2/3 User Manual

Type: *RUN <filename>[RETURN]
EXAMPLE
If you have a program CAT which you wish to load and run as a
command, typing *CAT will display a list of your files.
Type: *RUN CAT[RETURN]
to load and run the file CAT.

Libraries

When you use the *<filename> command — for example,
*PROG — the file server will:
■ try to find it in your currently selected directory. If the
file is not there, it will
■ look for it in a special directory called a library.
A library is a directory which normally contains only machine
code programs. If the file server finds the file PROG in your
library, it will *RUN the PROG program. If PROG is not in the
library, you will get a "Bad command" error message.
You can choose any directory as your current library. To check
which directory is currently selected
type:
*CAT[RETURN]
and you will see its name after the word "Lib." at the top of your
listing.
Many file server discs have a built-in library called $.LIBRARY.
If $.LIBRARY is on your disc, the file server will choose it as
your library when you log on. $.LIBRARY contains many useful
programs —*DISCS, for example.
You will probably find that your network manager uses $.
LIBRARY to store useful programs, so that all the users on
your network can call them up easily.
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