TOPS-10 Monitor Calls Manual Volume 2 AA-K039D ... - Trailing-Edge

SAVE. [CALLI 210]
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FUNCTION
Saves the program in memory as an executable (.EXE)
This call i.s similar to the SAVE monitor command.
CALLING SEC!UENCE
file on
disk.
addr:
~[OVE ac, [flag"addr]
SAVE. ac,
error return
skip return
..
SIXBIT/device/
SIXBIT/filename/
SIXBIT/extension/
E:XP °
/ XWO proj,prog \
I XWO 0"addr1 I
\ XWO 0,0 /
BLOCK °
;or zero
;PPN argument
In the calling sequence, the program supplies the following variables:
o fl~ is bit ° of the ac. When set, this bit (SS%SSH)
indicates that the program should be saved with a sharable
hi.gh segment (similar to SSAVE monitor command) .
o
addr is the address of the argument block, which is formatted
lIke the ENTER argument block. See Volume 1, Chapter 11 for
a description of ENTER/LOOKUP argument blocks.
When the monitor returns control to
monitor call, the accumulators are
cleared.
your program after a SAVE.
overwritten and Channel 0 is
Remember to leave addr+5 clear.
SKIP RETURN
The program in memory is written to disk in executable format. The
contents of all accumulators may be changed; the new contents are not
reliable and are subject to change from~one monitor release to the
next. The SAVE. call releases channel ° implicitly.
On any return from this call, if the left half of the return location
contains H1~LT, the job is stopped and the appropriate error message is
issued to the job.
ERROR RETUHN
If an error occurs in the process of executing the SAVE. call, the
non-skip return is taken and an error code is returned in the ac.
Refer to Section 11.14 for the list of error codes.
The error return is taken if any errors are detected; the monitor
returns an error code in the ac. Your program can attempt to recover
from an error and continue theprogram's execution. If you set the
left half of the error return location to a HALT, the monitor will not
return to t:he program but will print an error message. Your terminal
will be at monitor level.
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