IBM 5100 Apl Reference Manual

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Syntax
)COpy device/file number workspace ID :password [object name(s)]
where:
device/file number is the number of the tape unit and workspace file the ob-
jects are copied from.
workspace I D
is the name of the stored workspace on tape.
:password
is the security password assigned by a previous )WSI D or )SAVE
command. If no password was assigned previously, a password cannot be
specified by this command.
object name(s) (optional) is the name of the global object(s) to be copied from
the designated stored workspace. If this parameter is omitted, all global ob-
jects in
the designated stored workspace are copied.
The )DROP Command
The )DROP command marks a specified file unused. After the file has been
marked unused,
the data in the file can no longer be read from the tape. When
the command is successfully completed, DROPPED device/file number file ID is
displayed.
Syntax
)DROP device/file number [file ID]
where:
device/file
number is the number of the tape unit and the file on the tape.
file I D (optional)
is the name of the stored workspace file to be marked unused.
If
the file number specified is a data file, any file ID specified is ignored.
The ) E RASE Command
The )ERASE command erases the named global objects from the active work-
space. There
is no message displayed at the successful completion of the com-
mand.
Notes:
1. When a penden\ function (see Chapter 7) is erased, the response SI DAMAGE
is issued.
2.
If the object being erased is a shared variable (see Chapter 8), the shared vari-
able will
be retracted.
3. Even
after the object is erased, the name remains in the symbol table (the
part of the active workspace that contains all the symbols used).
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IBM 5100 Specifications

General

Release Year	1975
RAM	16 KB - 64 KB
Storage	204 KB tape drive
Display	5-inch CRT
Operating System	APL/BASIC
Processor	IBM PALM (1.9 MHz)