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CHAPTER 4
4.
BINEX COMMAND
The
BINEX
command
allows
memory-image
files
to
be
converted into an EXbug-loadable format for copying to
tape.
This
command
performs
the
inverse
operation or the EXBIN
command (see Chapter
14).
BINEX is useful in the development
of non-diskette-resident software with MDOS}
since the obJect
code can be wTitten to tape arter
it
has been tested.
4. 1
Use
The
command is invoked with
the
command
line:
BINEX <name
1)-(,
<name
2)-3
where
<name
1>
is the file specification of a
memory-ima~e
file that is to be
converted,
and
<name
2)-
is
the
file
specification of a file that
is
to receive the results of, the
conversion.
Only
<name
1>
is required to be entered
on
the
command
lirie.
The
default
suffix
"LO"
and
the default
logical unit number zero
will
be supplied
-for' <name
1)-
if
those
quantities
are not explicitly given.
The output' file
specificationl
<name
2>,
is
optional.
If
<name
2>
is
entered,
it may be a partial file specification consisting of
only a file name} a suffix,
or a logical unit number (or
any
combination thereof).
The unspeciTied parts oT <name 2:> will
be supplied from the respective parts of <name
1)-,
with
the
exception
of the suffix.
The default suffix for <name
2)-
is
IILX"
to indicate
its
EXbug-loadable
Format.
If
no
file
specification
is given for <name
2JI
the output file will be
created with the same file name as
<name
1>
but
with
the
s
u
f
of
i
x
1/
LX" .
I
f
0
n
1
y
a s
u
of
fix i s g
i
ve n
f
0
T'
< n
arne
2)- ,
t hat
suffix will be used instead
of
the
default
"LX".
If
no
logical
unit
number
is
given for <name 2:>,
the output
file
w~ll
be created on the same drive as given for <name
1)-.
In
any
case,
<name 2:> must be a file specification for which no
entry already exists
in
the directory.
Standard error messages will be displayed
if
<name
2)-
already exists,
if <name 1:> does not exist,
Or
if
<name 1) is
o~
the wrong file format.
If no
error~
are
found
on
th~
command
line,
BINEX
will write into the output file a name
1"
e cor d ,or SO r e cor d ,
t hat con t a ins the
f
i
1 e n am e and
s u
f
fix
of
<name
2)-.
Then, BINEX will convert the content of <name
1:> into displayable ASCII
c~aracters
and
out~ut
them to <name
2:>
in the form of the EXbug 51 records (the ItM6800 EXORciser
User's Guide" contains a description of this record
format).
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04-01
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