A-code exec codes

A-code exec codes supported by the A-code kernel 12.73

The A-code minor directive EXEC currently accepts the following codes:

exec  1   # Save game
exec  2   # Attempt to restore game
exec  3   # Delete saved game
exec  4   # (Adv550 legacy -- "flush cache")
exec  5   # (Adv550 legacy -- check for "prime time")
exec  6   # Save value over restore attempt
            (Adv550 legacy -- list opening hours)
exec  7   # Restore saved value after a restore attempt
            (Adv550 legacy -- save value over restore attempt)

NB: saving/restoring a value over a restore attempt is obsolete and depracated. Local variables are not affected by save/restore and so should be used in preference to this mechanism.

exec  8   # Get time (in minutes) since game dumped
            (Adv550 legacy -- restore saved value afetr a restore attempt)
exec  9   # Fudge value into ARG1
exec 10   # Fudge value into ARG2
exec 11   # Copy the 1st word of player command to the 2nd word

Codes 12 and up are not used in in STYLE 1 (Adv550 legacy code). Values without descriptions are not in use.

exec 12   # Check for end of player input
exec 13
exec 14   # Get persistent data item
exec 15   # Store persistent data item
exec 16   # Clear persistent data item
exec 17   # 
exec 18   # 
exec 19   # Toggle text justification
exec 20   # Set line length
exec 21   # Set margin
exec 22   # Set lines per screen
exec 23   # Preserve player input (for CGI operation)
exec 24   # Restore player input (for CGI operation)
exec 25   # 
exec 26   # 
exec 27   # Pre-say!
exec 28   # Recover from failed restore
exec 29   # Swap ARG1 and ARG2
exec 30   # 
exec 31   # Replace ARG2 word with what player typed
exec 32   # Check exceptions list (for EXCEPT processing)
exec 33   # Check a memory save exists
exec 34   # List available saved games

Finally, there are three exec codes internal to the A-code kernel.

exec 997 |
exec 998 |- Internal to A-code kernel
exec 999 |