>  SC> Does anyone know how to load an ASCII text file into AMOS, so it 
 >  SC> can successfully be stored in memory say for instructions etc.

 > In psuedo-basic (Hmm, isn't that what Amos is?)

 >  DIM a$(1000)                   ; Naturally, 1000 elements is subject
 >                                   to variation!
 >  ii=0
 >  OPEN "I",#3,"MyFile"
 >  WHILE NOT EOF(#3)
 >    ii=ii+1  
 >    LINE INPUT #3,a$(ii)
 >  WEND
 >  CLOSE #3

 > That'll then load up your textfile into a$().  You'll also know how many 
 > lines of text you have if you store your ii counter somewhere, too!

 > And since strings in BASIC can be up to 32k long, you might not even need 
 > it in an array, one string might well be enough?

 > The key commands there are OPEN and LINE INPUT.  LINE INPUT takes in a 
 > single linefeed-terminated line, as opposed to INPUT.  LINE INPUT basically 
 > ignores all the commas, and inverted commas, etc.

Thanks Peter for all of that.

Well, this is sadly what is known as MAIL LAG.  I had this sorted out a few 
months back.  But thanks again for your help.

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