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Effect
Executes a BASIC program present in the MSX memory or after loading of this program in the MSX memory.
For the latter, if you use cassette (device CAS), the program to be loaded and run must be in ASCII text, what means that it must have been saved with SAVE (which uses ASCII format), not with CSAVE (which uses tokenized format).
However, to load and manually run for BASIC programs in tokenized format on tape, you can just use RUN after CLOAD.
If you use another device, the program can be in ASCII mode or in tokenized format.
Syntax
- RUN <LineNumber>
- RUN "<Device>:\<Path>\<Filename>"
Notes:
- Character backslash (\) serves as a separator between the folders and the file name in MSX-DOS2. You don't have to put it after the colon of the device name.
- Parameters in quotes can be replaced by a alphanumeric variable containing the corresponding parameters.
- Character backslash is replaced by the character yen (¥) on Japanese MSX or the character won (₩) on Korean MSX.
- Parameters can not end with a comma alone.
Parameters
<LineNumber> specifies the line number where the BASIC program will start. This parameter is available only if the program is currently in the MSX memory (after having been loaded with LOAD or CLOAD or directly entered on the MSX-BASIC screen). By default, the program start at the first line.
<Device> is the name for used device. (see table below)
| Device type | Device name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Disk drive | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H | A floppy disk interface can control until 2 drives. |
| Data recorder | CAS | Not available on MSX turbo R |
| Memory disk | MEM | Created with CALL MEMINI |
| Stringy Floppy Drive (special data recorder) | S | Requires Spectravideo SVI-777 Not available on MSX turbo R |
By default, the loading will be made from tape on a system without any disk drive, from the current active drive (generally drive A) in the other cases.
<Path> is used to specify the location in folders of file to execute. Each folder name in path are separate by a backslash (\). This parameter is only available in version 2 of Disk BASIC.
<Filename> is the name of BASIC program to run. It needs to be specified if the file is on disk or memory disk. If you use a tape and don't indicate the file name, RUN will load and execute the first BASIC program in ASCII text found on tape.
The size of file name is limited to 6 characters without extension, when the file is saved on tape. If another device is used, then the size is 8 characters followed by a point and an extension with 3 characters.
Related to
CALL MEMINI, CLOAD, CSAVE, LOAD, MERGE, SAVE
Compatibility
MSX-BASIC 1.0 or higher