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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
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