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EXECUTE Execute a Child Process pp 193
Syntax: Execute (FileVar) ;
Type: File
Form: Procedure
Purpose: Load and execute any Turbo Pascal .COM file only.
Notes: Only the code segment is loaded and executed. The run time code
is unchanged from the parent program. Data can be passed from
parent to child via shared global variables or absolute address
variables.
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Usage:
TYPE
FileType = String [80] ; { Define record size }
VAR
FileVar : File of FileType ; { 80 byte record type }
CONST
FileName : String [8] = 'Name.Ext' ; { Constant file name }
BEGIN
Assign (FileVar,FileName) ; { Assign file name }
Execute (FileVar) ; { Run the new code }
END.
See Also:
Chain
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