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or a file is OPENed for writing. BEWARE; the BAM isn't updated until the file is
CLOSEd, even though the directory changes right away. If a file isn't CLOSEd pro
perly, all data in thai file will probably be lost.
The directory can be LOADed into your memory just like a BASIC program.
Place the diskette in the drive, and type the following command:
LOAD "$", 8
The computer responds with:
SEARCHING FQRS
FOUND S
LOADING
READY.
Now the directory is in your computer's memory. Type LIST, and you'll see die
directory displayed on the screen. To print the directory on your printer, type the
following command line (in this example your printer is plugged in as device? 4):
OPEN 4, 4: CMD 4: LIST
NOTE: When using CMD, the Tile must be closed using the command PRINTS
4: CLOSE 4. See the VIC 1525/1515 printer manual for detailed explanation.
To read the directory without LOADing it into your memory, see the section later
in this chapter on the DOS Support Program. In addition, to examine the directory
from inside a BASIC program t see the section in chapter 5 that deals with the GET#
statement.
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