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OS_FSControl 4

OS SWI Calls
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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
Revised on November 11, 2017 04:03:43 by Alan Robertson (52) (49.192.18.196)
Edit | Back in time (1 revision) | See changes | History | Views: Print | Source | Linked from: Message_DataOpen, OS_FSControl, OS_File 255, OS_File 16, OS_File 14, Service_UKCommand, OS_File 12

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