Commodore RF512C - Collectivalidate; Concat

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COLLECT !VALIDATE
Function These interpreter commands free asterisk files in
directory to get more space for user. '
V
is the mnemonic of validate direct command.
Format
BASIC stringS = "V[ALIDATE]"
BASIC 7.0 COLLECT [D drive#] [,U device#]
Syntax Remember, there has no single instruction in BAS IC
2.0 that's equilvent to
BASIC 7.0's COLLECT, so the
first format can only works in multi- command form.
T
he device# default value is 8.
The drive# default value is O.
Where the
preceding letters D and U please refer
to SYNTAX.
Example: 10 OPEN 1,8 , 15
20 PRINT# 1, "VO"
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CLOSE 1
CONCAT
Normally you won't have any asterisk before the file
name in directory, so nothing should free.
Function
This interpreter command is used to attach data file
to
the end of the main data file.
Format
BASIC 7.0 CONCAT [D drive#,] "trailfile" TO [D drive#,]
"mainfile"
[,U device#]
Syntax The trailfile and mainfile must be strings (ie should
be some names of disk file).
The result of the concatenated file will be saved
back to mainfile.
The device# default value is 8.
The drive# default value is O.
Where the preceding letter D and U please refer to
SYNTAX .
Example: CONCAT
"LATER" TO "YEAR".