• Input a command (see “12-4 Program Command Reference”) ................................................. Ctrl, I/O, Misc

Program Loader window and Program Editor window common commands

• Display the Program Output window.....................................................

O- Window - Program Output or _

• Display the Text File Contents window .......................................................

O- Window - Text File Contents

• Display the Main application work area window ....................................................

O- Window - Main or ~

• Create a new file ............................................................................................................

Edit - New File or O

• Open an existing file .....................................................................................................

Edit - Open File or ~
12-1 Creating and Running Program

This section explains the steps you need to perform in order to create and run a program.

Creating a Program

Example: To create a program named “OCTA” that uses the formulas below determines the surface area (S) and volume (V) of a regular octahedron

S = 2 3 A2, V = 23 A3

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uTo create and save a new program1.On the Program Loader or Program Editor window, tap O.

2.On the dialog box that appears, configure the settings for the new file as described below.

•Leave the [Type] setting as “Program(Normal)”.

•Tap the [Folder] down arrow button and then select the folder where you want to save the program file.

•In the [Name] box, input up to eight bytes for the program file name. Here, we will input “OCTA”.

3.Tap [OK]. This displays a blank Program Editor window.

4.Input the necessary expressions and commands. Here, we will input the program shown in the nearby screenshot.

•Each mathematical expression and command must be followed either by a carriage return or colon (:).

•Use the menus shown below to input the “SetDecimal”, “Input”, and “Print” commands.

[Misc] - [Setup(1)] - [SetDecimal] [I/O] - [Input] - [Input][I/O] - [Output] - [Print]

For information about the menus, syntax, operation, and other details about commands, see “12-4 Program Command Reference”.

•Calculation results of arguments that are input using the “approx(” function are displayed using rounded decimal parts. Use the soft keyboard for input.

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