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IBM 5100 User Manual

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Loop On Path
PATH - Loops
on
the
path specified by
the
PATH
START
NO.
and
PATH
STOP
NO.
when the DIFFERENT option
is
selected.
Answer the questions exactly as they were answered
on
the initial pass through the path.
No
intervention
is
required for
the
program
to
loop con-
tinuously. Howevet, a trace
of
the desired sequence
of
steps must first be created by proceeding through the path
before
the
DIFFERENT option can be used correctly. The
DIFFERENT option uses the trace table
as
a guide.
To use the loop
on
PATH until DIFFERENT option:
1.
With DCP2 loaded and the option menu displayed,
enter the selected
MOl
number along with 0 for
options, and press EXECUTE. This initializes the
trace.
2. Enter STEP mode, then enter the path starting step
number into NEXT STEP
NO.
3. Press EXECUTE. This begins execution
of
the step
selected by NEXT STEP NO.
4. Proceed through the path steps answering those steps
that require intervention until you reach the desirecl
path stopping step. This builds
the
trace of the steps
in
the path. The last step must be answered yes.
5. Press ATTN
to
return
to
the
MOl
options.
6. Enter:
RUN
mode
NEXT STEP
NO.
(use
PATH
STOP
NO.)
loop on PATH until DIFFERENT
PATH START
NO.
PATH
STOP NO.
7.
Press EXECUTE
to
begin looping.
8. Press
(CMO)
ATTN
to
stop
looping. This returns
to
the
MOl
OptiONS
display where new options can
be
selected. To resume looping, press EXECUTE with-
out
changing the options.
9. Looping stops
if
the sequence of step execution
deviates from the initial sequence. The last executed
step
is
displayed along with the decision
that
varied.
The looping options are cleared automatically so
that
pressing EXECUTE proceeds
to
diagnose the error
that
occured.
3-38
Loop On
MOl
MOl
- Loops
on
the entire
MOl
when
the
DIFFERENT
option
is
selected.
Answer
the
questions exactly
as
they were answered on the
initial pass through the
MOL
No intervention
is
required for
the
program
to
loop con-
tinuously. However, a trace of
the
desired sequence of
steps must first be created by proceeding through the
MOl
before
the
DIFFERENT option can be used correctly. The
DIFFERENT option uses the trace table
as
a guide.
To use
the
loop on
MOl
until DIFFERENT option:
1.
With DCP2 loaded and
the
option menu displayed,
enter the selected
MOl
number, and press EXECUTE.
This initializes the trace and begins running the
MOL
2. Proceed through
the
MOl
answering
the
steps
that
require intervention until
the
last step
in
the
MOl
is
reached. This builds
the
trace
of
the sequence
of
steps
that
were executed. The last step must be
answered yes.
3. Press T and EXECUTE
to
display
the
trace table.
Record the first and last steps from
the
trace table
for the
MOl
being run.
4. Press ATTN
to
return
to
the
MOl
options.
5. Enter:
RUN
,mode, (do
not
change
the
NEXT STEP
NO.)
loop on
MOl
until DIFFERENT
6. Press EXECUTE
to
begin looping.
7.
If
looping does
not
start, repeat steps 2 through 6.
8. Press
(CMO)
ATTN
to
stop looping. This returns
to
the
MOl
options where new options can be selected.
To resume looping, press EXECUTE without chang-
ing
the options.
9. Looping stops
if
the sequence of step execution
deviates from the initial sequence. The last executed
step
is
displayed along with
the
decision
that
varied.
The looping options are cieared automatically so
that
pressing EXECUTE proceeds
to
diagnose the error
that
occurred.
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IBM 5100 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Release Year1975
RAM16 KB - 64 KB
Storage204 KB tape drive
Display5-inch CRT
Operating SystemAPL/BASIC
ProcessorIBM PALM (1.9 MHz)

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