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2007-04-18 20:22
Shadow
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Can't the LOAD command be used in a basic program?

1 LOAD"ROUTINE",8,1
2 SYS 49152
RUN

Ends up in a endless loop, so I guess it doesn't do what I expect it to do...

(This may seem stupid, but it would be very handy for me when crossdeving for the DTV, as I need to load the files from 64HDD all the time, with this I could just do "run" to load the lastest routine from disk and execute)
2007-04-18 20:25
tlr

Registered: Sep 2003
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Quote: 1 LOAD"ROUTINE",8,1
2 SYS 49152
RUN

Ends up in a endless loop, so I guess it doesn't do what I expect it to do...

(This may seem stupid, but it would be very handy for me when crossdeving for the DTV, as I need to load the files from 64HDD all the time, with this I could just do "run" to load the lastest routine from disk and execute)


Load will restart the program after loading. Do this:
1 IF A=0 THEN A=1:LOAD"ROUTINE",8,1
2 SYS 49152
RUN

2007-04-18 20:29
Shadow
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Works like a charm, thanks!
2007-04-18 21:04
Turtle
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I never understood why this works, but it does. Or at least I forgot it just like so many other things...
2007-04-18 21:53
insane

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This works because loading a program "restarts" the basic-interpreter but not the variables. Anybody up for a more scientific explanation?
2007-04-19 07:03
Devia

Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 401
sounds about scientific enough..

on first run A=0, so BASIC will set A=1 and then load the proggy and restart the BASIC prog, but NOT reset the A var, so on second run A=1 and the THEN part will not be executed, thus jumping to line 2 to do the SYS

..now that just might sound even more confusing ,-)
2007-04-19 07:29
Oswald

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Devia, you havent explained anything, just retold that was told already, and made yourself look really stupid.
2007-04-19 07:56
WVL

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oswald, you old grumpy bear you <3

2007-04-19 08:01
Oswald

Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5031
:PPP right I am...

devia, I was ofcourse way too rude, just please dont explain one of the most simplest basic programs in the universe.

the key was that the program restarts, but there's no variable reset. An in depth ROM dissecting explanation on this would be welcome.
2007-04-19 09:05
Devia

Registered: Oct 2004
Posts: 401
I was actually just trying to illustrate that no further "scientific" explanation was necessary. Thus the "confusion" note at the end of the post. - Still providing a more thorough explanation for the few people who might find it a bit illogical that a simple LOAD statement will actually "restart" the interpreter and maybe are having some problems grasping what that actually means for the provided example.
Guess I didn't account for the Oswald-factor, tho.
And no, you're not rude as I sort of called for it - Just grumpy and honest. :)
2007-04-19 09:07
JackAsser

Registered: Jun 2002
Posts: 1995
"with this I could just do "run" to load the lastest routine from disk and execute"

Does this imply that a new RUN actually resets all basic vars to 0?

I.e.

RUN => Reset vars and restart program
LOAD => Only restarts program

?

/Andreas
 
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