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CHAPTER 14
14.
EXBIN COMMAND
The
EXBIN
command
is
used
to
convert
files in the
EXbug-loadable format (e. g.;
obJect output from
~ne
assemo!y
process
without the OPT REL or OPT ASS directive) into riles
that can be loaded into
memory
TO~
execution.
The
EXBIN
command performs the inverse operation of the BINEX command.
14. 1
Use
The
EXBIN command is invoked with the rollowing cummand
line:
EXBIN <name
l~(,<name
2/J (j<options/J
where <name
1/
is the file specification of an EXbug-loadable
file
that
is
to
be
converted,
and
<name
2/ is
the file
specification of a file that is to receive the results of the
conversion.
Only
<name
1/
is required to be entered on the
command line.
The
default
suffix
"LX"
and
the
default
logical
unit
number
zero
will be supplied for <name
1/
if
those quantities
are
not explicitly given.
The
output
file
specification,
"(name
2::>1
is
optional.
If
<name
2:>
is
entered,
it may be
a
partial file specification consisting of
only
a file namel a suffix,
or a logical unit number (or any
combination thereof).
The unspecified parts of <name 2> will
be
supplied
from the respective parts of <name
1/.
with the
exception of the suffix.
The default suffix for <name
2:>
is
"LO"
to
indicate
its
memor~-image
format.
If
no
file
specification is given for <name 2>,
the output file
~ill
be
created
with
the
same
file
name as <name
1/
but with the
s u
oF ;: i
x
II
LO " .
I
oF
0
n
1
tj
a s u
f
fix i s
9
i
v e n for
<n am e
2:>
I
t hat
suffix
~ill
be
used
instead
of
the default "LO".
If no
logical unit number is given for <name
2>~
the
output
file
will
be created on the same drive as given for <name 1>.
In
any case, <name 2:> must be a file speciFication for which
no
entry already exists in the directory.
Standard
error
messages
will
be
displayed if <name
2/
already exists.
if
<name 1::> does not exist.
0,..
if
<name 1)- is
of the wrong file format.
The
(options>
field
can be used to specify a starting
execution address for the memory-image file.
If no <options:>
field
is
given, EXBIN will use the address contained in the
59
reco~d
ror
the
starting execution address.
EXBIN will ignore the SO,
or name record, as well as any
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