TOPS-20 Commands Reference Manual

GET

Places an executable program into memory.

Format

@GET (PROGRAM) filespec /switch

where:

filespec is the specification of any file containing an executable program.

Default file type - .EXE

/switch is /USE-SECTION:n

specifies the memory section (from 0 to 37 octal) into which your program is to be loaded. You can use this switch only if your program can be contained in one section.

Effect on Memory

The GET command clears any unkept forks, puts the specified program into memory.

Related Commands

INFORMATION MEMORY-USAGE for examining the contents of memory
KEEP for making the specified fork a kept fork
LOAD for loading a source or object program into memory
MERGE for putting an executable program into memory without first clearing memory
SAVE for storing a copy of the program in memory in a file in executable format
START for starting the program in the current fork

Examples

  1. Put an executable program into memory. 
    @GET TESTF1.EXE
  2. Verify that you have a magnetic tape drive assigned to your job. Get one of your executable programs, save a copy of it on tape, and then start it. 
    @INFORMATION AVAILABLE DEVICES
Devices available to this job:
 DSK, PS, SNARK, MISC, LANG, REL3, DX20, MTA0
 LPT, LPT0, LPT1, CDR, PCDR0, CDP, FE0-15
 PTY23-61, NUL, PLT, PLT0, DCN, SRV
Devices assigned to/opened by this job: MT0, TTY230
@GET TESTF1
@SAVE MT0:
 MT0:TESTF1 Saved
@START

THIS IS A TEST.

END OF EXECUTION
CPU TIME: 0.03 ELAPSED TIME: 0.72
EXIT