diskette should probably be copied onto a fresh diskette file-by-file, using the COPY
command described in the previous section, rather than using a backup command
or
program.
The
exception is diskettes containing Direct Access files, as described in Chapter 7.
Most direct access (random) files do not allocate their sectors in a way COLLECT can
recognize. Thus, collecting such a diskette may result in unallocating all Direct Access
files, with loss
of
all their contents when other files are added. Unless specifically
instructed otherwise, never collect a diskette containing Direct Access files. (Note: these
are not the same as the relative files described in Chapter 6. COLLECT may be used on
relative files without difficulty.)
FORMAT
FOR
THE
COLLECT COMMAND
COLLECT [Ddrive#]
[,Udevice#]
INITIALIZE
There is no BASIC
7.0
command for initializing, so refer to Chapter 2 for the BASIC
2.0
INITIALIZE command.
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