The ASCII program files can be accessed in one of two ways:

Quick load and Auto program access

First, in the sub-folder "AppPrograms" there can be up to 10 special program files, to be named only as follows:

test01.prg

test02.prg

test03.prg

test04.prg

test05.prg

test06.prg

test07.prg

test08.prg

test09.prg

test10.prg


You can "quick load" them using the CTRL key and any function key from F1 to F10.

test01.prg              CTRL / F1

test02.prg              CTRL / F2

test03.prg              CTRL / F3

test04.prg              CTRL / F4

test05.prg              CTRL / F5

test06.prg              CTRL / F6

test07.prg              CTRL / F7

test08.prg              CTRL / F8

test09.prg              CTRL / F9

 test10.prg              CTRL / F10


The program that matches the key press will automatically be loaded (it if exists, otherwise app will beep) and then run.


Custom named programs

In the sub-folder "AppPrograms" there can be unlimited custom-named programs that can run with the Auto Control [RunProg] command. This will define a custom program name, which would be defined as:

test99mycustomname.prg


You can also use the following syntax to define a "custom" program by adding a custom program name macro after the command:

[RUNPROG?]mycustomname


The custom program filename macro must be alpha-numeric characters only. 

Open file dialog

Any program file with any name can also be accessed using the key command:

  • CTRL-O  (hold CTRL down and press O)


This will display the Open File dialog and you can select any file you want.

The open file dialog will allow you to select a file with the following extensions:

.prg

.csv

.txt

 

When an ASCII file is opened, the Main Screen turns Pink, the program being loaded appears in the Terminal Display area, and a blue progress bar is displayed to show the progress of the parsing of the ACSII program being loaded. See example below.