DATA is a utility for converting different file formats into DATA instructions for BASIC.
The program will be called by:
BASDATA [-opt] source.frm [destination[.type]]
The format .frm determines the kind of conversion:
.HEX: Select INTEL format (as generated by the MAC assembler for instance).REL: Select MICROSOFT format (as generated by the M80 assembler for instance).COM: Select an executable file-opt in the following way:
| Option | Effect | Default |
|---|---|---|
| -Lxxxx | Start of DATA or head line | 50000 |
| -Ixx | Line increment | 10 |
| -Sxxxx | Start of data | &HC000 |
| -H | Prefix of a loader | Off |
| -C | Checksum | Off |