Function
Introduces an external document on a basic peripheral.
Format
DOCUMENT document name
The document name may be given in either the full or the short form, but if the command which subsequently calls for the document uses the full form, the document name must be given in full.
Forbidden contexts
NOT READER, REMOTE
Execution
The document heading is stored in a file. When a command is given to
read the document (ONLINE),
GEORGE finds the heading and allocates the peripheral on which the
document has been loaded. If the document has not been loaded, the
operator is informed by a message on the operator's console. The format
of the message is
PLEASE LOAD DOCUMENT document name
The message is output at regular intervals until the document is loaded.
Examples
DOCUMENT INPUTDATA
DOCUMENT :FRED.CARDDATA
Error Messages
DOCUMENT NAME FORMAT ERROR
DOCUMENT NAME PARAMETER MISSING