Re: Name of a program

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From	Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
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Subject	Re: Name of a program
Date	Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:35:45 +0100
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On 17 Apr 2026 as I do recall,
          Tank  wrote:

> In message <21d8f4ca5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk>
>           Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On 17 Apr 2026 as I do recall,
> >           Bob Latham  wrote:
> 
> >>> I don't think it's inherently in the assembled machine code,
> >> 
> For assembler, add this macro to your header file:

I think he's using the BASIC assembler.


>         MACRO
> $label  SIGNATURE
>         ALIGN   4
>         =       "$label",0
>         ALIGN   4
>         DCD     &FF000000+(:LEN:"$label"+4):AND::NOT:3
> $label
>         MEND
> 
> 
> and then call it with:
> Routine_Name SIGNATURE
>      code....
> 
> it will add the routine name into the compiled code..
> 
But as I read it, that's basically what I was suggesting with EQUS in
BASIC; his problem is that he wants to be able to change the *filename*
without needing to remember to update a hardwired text label.


-- 
Harriet Bazley                     ==  Loyaulte me lie ==

The attacker must vanquish; the defender need only survive.

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                Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-18 11:13 +0100
                Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-18 13:50 +0100
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                Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-18 19:08 +0100
                Re: Name of a program Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-04-18 19:36 +0100
        Re: Name of a program Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-04-17 12:08 +0100
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