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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Help with 'CHAIN'
Message-ID: <35227@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 3 Oct 89 18:31:18 GMT
References: <8910012146.AA08642@trout.nosc.mil>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8910012146.AA08642@trout.nosc.mil> markl@pro-generic.cts.com (Mark Leumanne) writes:
>Network Comment: to #5688 by microsoft!brianw@uunet.uu.net
>
>Does the chain command only handle 'smaller' files or what?  I have recieved a
> File Too Large error, when trying to chain from a 7 block file to an 18 block
>file. [...]

No, you can chain to a larger file if there's enough memory free.  Try
PRINT FRE(0) right before the CHAIN and see just how much there is.  Your
string variables are indeed important, since CHAIN preserves all your
variables.  (If you don't want them, use RUN instead.)
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