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OS_FSControl 4

Programmer's Reference Manuals
» Part 15 – SWI Calls
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» OS_FSControl 4

OS_ FSControl 4

(SWI &29)
Entry
R0 4
R1 Pointer to (wildcarded) filename
Exit
R0 Preserved
R1 Preserved

Use

The purpose of this call is run a file.

Notes

Files with load and exec addresses will be loaded and executed, files of type &FF8 (Absolute) will be loaded and executed at &8000.

Utilities (type &FFC) will be loaded into RMA and run.

All other filetypes will be searched for in Alias$@RunType_xxx, where xxx is the filetype. i.e &FA8.

It is possible that this call will not exit depending on the execution of the file.

See also

  • OS_FSControl
Created on November 18, 2009 20:19:20 by Alan Robertson (52)? (127.0.0.1)
Edit | Views: Print | Source | Linked from: OS_File 12, OS_File 14, OS_File 16, OS_File 255, OS_FSControl, Service_UKCommand

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