Commodore RF512C - Auto; B-A (Block-Allocate)

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AUTO
Function This is a rarely used d ir ec t co m man<:J. It loads the
Format
mach in e pr ogram from an us er file into the drive
and then execute it as function RU N does in BASIC.
& is the mnemonic of such command .
I BASIC st ri ngS = "& fil ename "
Syntax Remeber, th ere h as no single ins tr uc ti on in BASIC for
execu ti on.
The filen ame mus t be a string (i.e. should be name
of user file).
Ex ampl e: Few lines of command isn't enough to implement
this ATUO command.
Create an use r f il e in AUTO fil e format. Th en execute
your dri ve pr ogram with &.
B-A (BlOCK- ALlOCATE)
Function This direct command can make specific block mark
as " in use" to avoid overwritten.
Format
I BASIC stringS = " B-A" ;drive .. ;tr ack "; block"
Syntax Th is comm a nd must be sen t through command
channel.
The drive" is alwa ys zero in sin gle drive system.
The r ang e of track" and block# please refer to
PRI N CIPLES .