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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : LOAD as an MMBASIC Command?
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| toml_12953 Guru  Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 442 |
In MMBasic 05.07.01 LOAD "filename" gives no syntax error but it doesn't load a program, either. Would it be possible to include it in a future version? |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10310 |
Should give a syntax error. LOAD "filename" is meaningless as it achieves nothing useful and could confuse as edit, run work from disk not memory |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 442 |
Here's what I get: 504MHz Colour Maximite 2 G2 MMBasic Version 5.07.01 Copyright 2011-2021 Geoff Graham Copyright 2016-2021 Peter Mather > load"fibon.bas" > |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
On the CMM2 EDIT <filename> loads the editor into memory and points it to <filename> on the SD card for editing. There is a LOAD command, but it's not for loading program files into memory. The reason for that is that, on the CMM2, you don't load the program into memory to edit it, you edit the ASCII file on the SD card. The memory is being used by the editor. Edited 2021-08-23 06:56 by Mixtel90 Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6283 |
LOAD BMP filename$ etc VK7JH MMedit |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
Hi Jim :) Your Clockface prog runs nicely on my Backpack after reming out the backlight control. :) Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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vegipete Guru Joined: 29/01/2013 Location: CanadaPosts: 1132 |
On the CMM2, "RUN" and "EDIT" at the command prompt act on the currently active program. I've long thought it would be nice if "LOAD filename$" would set the active program. Visit Vegipete's *Mite Library for cool programs. |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
It would just do the same as EDIT fname$, I suppose. There's nothing else it could do really as the CMM2 doesn't actually load a program in the traditional sense. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| toml_12953 Guru Joined: 13/02/2015 Location: United StatesPosts: 442 |
Not for me. EDIT "filename" opens the file for editing. I just need LOAD to make the file listable and runnable able to open if I just type EDIT after that. >LOAD"testfile.bas" >LIST for i=1 to 10 print i; next i >run 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 >edit <here the editor opens with the above program ready to edit> |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 7937 |
If you don't mind me asking, why do you need a LOAD <filename> command? Aesthetically it might be pretty, but as Peter says, it doesn't really achieve anything useful. All it would do is to change the current filename to the new one at the cost of extra complexity to the existing LOAD command. You still have to enter a RUN, EDIT or LIST command to make anything happen, all of which can take the new filename as a parameter anyway. After using any of those the previous filename has become the current one so RUN, EDIT and LIST all work without an argument. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10310 |
This issue was extensively discussed by the team, including Geoff, during the early development of the CMM2 and it was agreed that LOAD "filename" was superfluous and could also cause confusion as the CMM2 does not work like the Micromite. It isn't going to change now. All you need to do to have the same effect is type edit fname$ and then immediately press F1 There is an omission in the current firmware in that LOAD fname$ does not give an error but is just ignored. This will be fixed in a subsequent release Edited 2021-08-25 17:08 by matherp |
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