A-6 What the user system is used for
The end product of all programming activities carried out using the KODAK S-RA 2500
Editing System is an application program which, after completion, is stored on diskette in
compiled form so that it can be used by the program .cp255
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recipient as easily as possible. This is the purpose of the User System supplied together with
the Editing System, the User System providing the necessary software environment for a
finished application. In detail, th
means: S
lf-start
The User System can be incorporated in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file under PC-DOS so that the
application program is automatically invoked as soon as the system is booted and is ready to
operate without having to enter instructions at DOS level. To achieve this, the user must copy
the User System, together with all the files of the information program, to a diskette or hard disk c
ntaining the operating system (further details are given l
er on).
Inp
errors
If the User System is used with a standard keyboard, all keyboard functions which are not
required in order to operate the application program are inoperative so that the program cannot be inad
ertently or deliberately
borted. Hardwa
faults
If malfunctions occur in connected projectors during normal operation of the application, f
ults are displayed in plain language on the screen and the program is int
rupted.
A-7 User System operating
ocedure
While an application program is being prepared, it contains a wide variety of informati
n which, although it is vital for editing purposes, is unnecessary as far as subsequent use is concer
ed, e.g. program text and comme
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programming system therefore has a compiler function which can be used to make an „ex
ract“ of the working version so that the user program does not take up unnecessary diskette space.
This is particularly useful since 360K diskettes have only a modest storage
p a c i t y .
This compiler function is chosen from the Diskette menu and uses the sourc
program XXXXXXXX.FRM to generate a compiled version desginated XXXXXXXX.RUN wh
ch takes up roughly half the amount of memory and - in conjunction with the supplied user modul
RUN.COM - is a self-contained, runnable application
