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LOAD
—Load a program from a peripheral device such as the disk drive or
Datassette
LOAD "filename" [,device number [^relocate flag]]
This is the command used to recall a program stored on disk or cas
sette tape. Here, the filename is a program name up to 16 charac
ters long, in quotes or a string variable. The name must be followed
by a comma (outside the quotes) and a device number to determine
where the program is stored (disk or tape). If no number is supplied,
the Commodore 128 assumes device number 1 (the Datassette tape
recorder).
The relocate flag is a number (0 or 1) that determines where a pro
gram is loaded in memory. A relocate flag of 0 tells the Commodore
128 to load the program at the start of the BASIC program area. A
flag of 1 tells the computer to LOAD from the point where it was
SAVEd. The default value of the relocate flag is 0. The program
parameter of 1 is generally used when loading machine language
programs. See also the BLOAD command.
The device most commonly used with the LOAD command is the
disk drive. This is device number 8, though the DLOAD command is
more convient to use when working with disk. See the DLOAD com
mand.
If LOAD is typed with no arguments, followed by RETURN, the C128
assumes you are loading from tape and you are prompted to "PRESS
PLAY ON TAPE". If you press PLAY, the Commodore 128 starts look
ing for a program on tape. When the program is found, the Commo
dore 128 prints FOUND'1ilename", where the filename is the name
of the first file which the Datassette finds on the tape. Press the
Commodore key to LOAD the found filename, or press the spacebar
to keep searching on the tape. Once the program is LOADed, it can
be RUN, LISTed or modified.
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