Running a Program

X (eXecute) will run the currently-highlighted program. If you want the maximum amount of memory to be available to the program, use Alt-X instead. This discards the information on XTree's logged directories, so that XTree occupies only 7 Kb of conventional RAM. The penalty for this is that the disk will relog after execution, which can take a considerable time if you have a slow hard disk. You may prefer to save time by initially logging only the directory tree. Xtree can be installed in this mode from the Configuration Menu (Alt-F10).

If the program you are running ends by displaying a screenful of text, you should always choose Alt-X, and set Configuration to pause after program execution. Otherwise part of the text may be overwritten.

If you have space available in Upper Memory (above 640 K, and you must have a suitable memory manager installed) you can gain a little more conventional memory by loading part of XTree in upper memory. Under MSDOS, use LOADHI XTGOLD; under DRDOS, the command is HILOAD XTGOLD.

Tom Ruben

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