BAVIRF: A Virtual File UDEF for OS/8 BASIC
8-732
Author: Stanley R. Vivian,
University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine,
Winnipeg, Canada
Operating System: OS/8
Source Language: PAL-8
Memory Required: 8K

Abstract: This overlay to OS/8 BASIC permits random access to the
data in up to four numerical files--which may be of fixed or variable
length. The maximum file length can contain 170,080 floating point
numbers. The two functions, GET{F,L) and PUT{F,L,V), will retrieve, or
deposit a value V, from or into location L of file F. Variable files are
automatically expanded as needed. Users may switch from random to
sequential access and vice versa. Full error checking is included to
diagnose attempts to: access idle or non-numeric files; GET or PUT
beyond the end of file; and, access data not within locations 1 to 170,080.

Restrictions: It is uncertain which releases of OS/8 BASIC this
overlay will work with.

Media Price Code: D2, G6, K27
Format: OS/8
Catalog: August 1978