Compiling and loading

A program needs to be first compiled before being loaded into the system for execution. To compile a program in a file named file-name, type

		  compile(file-name).

If the file name has the extension pl, then the extension can be omitted. The compiled byte-code will be stored in a new file with the same primary name and the extension out. To generate the ATOAM assembly code together with the byte-code object code of a program, type

		  bpc(file-name).

The assembly code will be stored in a file with the same primary name and the extension asl. To load a byte code program, type

		  load(file-name).

To execute the program, simply query the system.