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BBXL ,Infil,Outfil

HP Business BASIC/XL can also be run as a program using the following

syntax:

RUN HPBBXL.PUB.SYS [;PARM=

]

The PARM option is used to specify two things to the interpreter:

1. How much space the interpreter should reserve for representing the

currently-executing subunit.

2. Which of the BASCOM, BASIN, or BASOUT files has been respecified

using a file equate.

specifies which of the parameters have

been redefined. The following are the values of

0 No redefinition of the files.

1 BASCOM has been redefined.

2 BASIN has been redefined.

3 BASCOM and BASIN have been redefined.

4 BASOUT has been redefined.

5 BASCOM and BASOUT have been redefined.

6 BASIN and BASOUT have been redefined.

7 BASCOM, BASIN, and BASOUT have been redefined.

To set both of these parameters on the same run of the interpreter, add

the two values together and use their sum as the PARM value.

Consider the following two files (HELLO and RUNHELLO) in the following

example:

The HELLO file contains the HP Business BASIC/XL program:

10 PRINT "HELLO"

The RUNHELLO file contains the commands:

GET HELLO

RUN

EXIT

You can run the HELLO program by typing in the following command in

response to the operating system prompt:

BBXL RUNHELLO