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Amstrad Toolkit is a utility ROM written by [[Beebugsoft|Bee Bug Soft]].
 
Amstrad Toolkit is a utility ROM written by [[Beebugsoft|Bee Bug Soft]].
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Its goal is to make a better development environment for BASIC programming.
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== ROM Details ==
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Rom Details:
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Rom type: Background
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Version: 1.40
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Rom Name: TOOLKIT 
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Commands:
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! Command !! Description
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|TOOLS||Calls up a menu of the various commands available.
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|PACK||Reduce the memory footprint of a basic file by removing REMs, shortening variable names, tidying up spaces and combining code
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|XREF||Search your basic file for variables, arrays, functions etc
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|LIST||List a basic file from disk. LIST,<filename>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
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|PRON||Redirect screen output to printer
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|PROFF||Disable screen redirection to printer.
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|PARTSAVE||Save part of your BASIC file to a new file. PARTSAVE,<filename>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
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|ROM||List ROMS installed on your system
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|HELP||Displays a usage menu
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|FREE||Displays a lot of information about memory usage.
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|BMOVE||Changes the starting memory location of your BASIC program. BMOVE,<address>
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|START||Changes the start location of a program. This allows for several basic files to be in memory at once, eg <nowiki>|start,&1000:load "prog1.bas":|start,&2000:load "prog2.bas"</nowiki><nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>. You can now swap between the two programs using <nowiki>|start</nowiki>. START,<address>
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|KEY||List programmed function keys. KEY,<<first key>>,<<last key>>
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|RENUM||Renumber the current basic file. RENUM,<<new start line>>,<<old start line>>,<<increment>>,<<old end line>>
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|SEARCH||SEARCH,<search string>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
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|REPLACE||REPLACE,<search string>,<replace string>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
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|LMOVE||Move lines of code from one location to another. LMOVE,<start line>,<end line>,<new start line>
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|TRON||Enable a trace. This displays the currently executing line in brackets at the top of the screen.TRON,<<start line>>,<<end line>>,<<X coordinate>>,<<Y coordinate>>
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|TROFF||Disable tracking.
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|LCOPY||Copy serveral lines of basic from one place to another in code, renumbering if needed.LCOPY,<start line>,<end line>,<new start line>
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|EMEM||Edit memory. EMEM,<address>,<<rom number>>
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|PMEM||Just print memory. PMEM,<start address>,<<end address>>,<<rom number>>
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|KEYDEF||KEYDEF,<<first key>>,<<last key>>
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|KON||
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|KOFF||
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|RSX||List any RSXes that are in memory.
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|FORMAT||Format a disk.
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|RESET||Resets characters and graphics back to default. Useful if something corrupted your screen.
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|DUMPA||
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|DUMPE||
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|FAST||
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|SLOW||
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|TOOLSOFF||
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Revision as of 18:40, 5 August 2024

Description

Amstrad Toolkit is a utility ROM written by Bee Bug Soft.

Its goal is to make a better development environment for BASIC programming.

ROM Details

Rom Details: 

Rom type:	 Background
Version:	 1.40
Rom Name:	 TOOLKIT

Commands:

Command Description
TOOLS Calls up a menu of the various commands available.
PACK Reduce the memory footprint of a basic file by removing REMs, shortening variable names, tidying up spaces and combining code
XREF Search your basic file for variables, arrays, functions etc
LIST List a basic file from disk. LIST,<filename>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
PRON Redirect screen output to printer
PROFF Disable screen redirection to printer.
PARTSAVE Save part of your BASIC file to a new file. PARTSAVE,<filename>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
ROM List ROMS installed on your system
HELP Displays a usage menu
FREE Displays a lot of information about memory usage.
BMOVE Changes the starting memory location of your BASIC program. BMOVE,<address>
START Changes the start location of a program. This allows for several basic files to be in memory at once, eg |start,&1000:load "prog1.bas":|start,&2000:load "prog2.bas"Insert non-formatted text here. You can now swap between the two programs using |start. START,<address>
KEY List programmed function keys. KEY,<<first key>>,<<last key>>
RENUM Renumber the current basic file. RENUM,<<new start line>>,<<old start line>>,<<increment>>,<<old end line>>
SEARCH SEARCH,<search string>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
REPLACE REPLACE,<search string>,<replace string>,<<start line>>,<<end line>>
LMOVE Move lines of code from one location to another. LMOVE,<start line>,<end line>,<new start line>
TRON Enable a trace. This displays the currently executing line in brackets at the top of the screen.TRON,<<start line>>,<<end line>>,<<X coordinate>>,<<Y coordinate>>
TROFF Disable tracking.
LCOPY Copy serveral lines of basic from one place to another in code, renumbering if needed.LCOPY,<start line>,<end line>,<new start line>
EMEM Edit memory. EMEM,<address>,<<rom number>>
PMEM Just print memory. PMEM,<start address>,<<end address>>,<<rom number>>
KEYDEF KEYDEF,<<first key>>,<<last key>>
KON
KOFF
RSX List any RSXes that are in memory.
FORMAT Format a disk.
RESET Resets characters and graphics back to default. Useful if something corrupted your screen.
DUMPA
DUMPE
FAST
SLOW
TOOLSOFF

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