Saving Data as a File

When you create a data file, you specify both the number of data registers to be saved and the starting register of the series that contains the data.

Procedure

To save a series of data registers as a file:
  1. Press [ FILES ] to display the FILE STORAGE menu.
  2. Press { PUT }. (If a Constant Memory cartridge is installed and you have file space partitioned, you must then select either the cartridge or the file space as the directory.)

    The calculator displays:
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  3. Press { REG }.

    The calculator displays:
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  4. Specify both the number of registers to be saved and the address of the first register by entering a number. The number must be in the form:

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    where nnn specifies the number of registers, and sss (including any leading zeros) specifies the starting register. If you do not include sss, the calculator assumes the starting register to be 000.
  5. Press { ENT } to enter the number.

    The calculator displays the menu shown below. (If you selected the cartridge as the the current directory, the name of the cartridge is shown instead of MEM.)
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  6. Enter two characters following the + as a name for the data file and press { ENT }. (The caluclator supplies the required + as the first character).
  • If the named file does not already exist, the calculator displays a message to confirm that the file has been created, shown below:
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  • If the named file already exists, the calculator displays the menu shown below, to let you either replace the existing file, or cancel the save operation:
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  • To replace the existing file, press { YES }. The new file does not have to be the same size as the existing file.
  • To cancel the save operation and leave the existing file unaltered, press { NO }. The data registers are not saved.

Example

Make sure you have file space partitioned and then use the following sequence to store three values in data register 010, 011, and 012 and save them as a data file named +SP in the file space.

Procedure

Press

Display

Clear data registers[ 2nd ]
[ CMS ]		D_60DwPd
Store three values10
[ STO ] 010
11
[ STO ] 011
12
[ STO ] 012		D_YJW6b2D_Wrgiy0D_3Oeuk7
Save registers *[ FILES ]
{ PUT }
{ REG }		D_3PNiWt
3 registers, starting with register 0103.010
{ ENT }		D_7Ar4WT
Name the file +SPSP
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* If you have a Constant Memory cartridge installed, you must select { MEM } as the current directory after pressing { PUT } to store the data registers in the file space.

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