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NSB8 Datasheet, PDF (24/158 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – BASIC interpreter for Z80 family
CAT
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COMMAND:
CAT
CAT <drive number>
CAT <output device expression>
CAT <output device expression>, <drive number>
ACTION:
A catalog listing of the files on the diskette loaded in the specified disk drive is printed on the specified
output device. The output device expression must consist of a cross -hatch (#) followed by a single
digit from 0 to 7. The drive number must be a single digit from 1 to 4. If the output device expression
is omitted, the catalog listing is sent to the console terminal (device #0). If the drive number isn’t
specified, it is assumed to be drive #1.
EXAMPLES:
CAT
{drive #1’s catalog to console}
CAT 3 {drive #3’s catalog to console}
CAT #1 {drive #1’s catalog to device #1}
CAT #2,3 {drive #3’s catalog to device #2}
REMARKS:
The listing produced is identical to that obtained through use of the operating system DIR command.
The user should be sure that the output device expressions and/or drive numbers (when specified)
refer to existing devices and drives, respectively.
ERROR MESSAGES:
HARD DISK ERROR
This error occurs under the following circumstances:
1) The specified drive is not installed in the system.
2) The power to the specified drive is not on.
3) The diskette is not properly seated within the specified drive (drive door is open, etc.).
4) There is no directory on the diskette in the specified drive.
5) The directory on diskette has been destroyed.
FILE ERROR
The drive number specified is greater than 4.
SEE ALSO:
GDOS 80 user manual.
Page 12
NSB8
Rel. 5.10