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LOAD
Ref Sec18.
/I/J/K/L /X/Y/Z/T /D /NAME /PERMANENT /TEMPORARY
Loads a variable or expression into memory.
yes? LOAD[/qualifiers] [expression_1 , expression_2 , ...]
Loading may speed execution of later commands that will require the loaded data. Often it is helpful to LOAD a large region of data encompassing several small regions in which the analysis will be pursued.
Load interacts with the current context exactly as other "action" commands CONTOUR, PLOT, SHADE, VECTOR, LIST, etc. do.
Parameters
Expressions may be any valid expression. See the chapter "Variables and Expressions", section "Expressions" for a definition of valid expressions. If multiple variables or expressions are specified they are treated in sequence. The expression(s) will be inferred from the current context if omitted from the command line.
Command qualifiers for LOAD:
Specifies value or range of axis subscripts (I, J, K, or L), or axis coordinates (X, Y, Z, or T) to be used when evaluating the expression(s) being loaded.
Specifies the default data set to be used when evaluating the expression(s) being loaded.
Obsolete. Provided for compatibility with much older Ferret versions.
Data loaded with LOAD/PERMANENT are kept in memory until a LOAD/TEMPORARY command is given that refers to the same data. See command LOAD/TEMPORARY (below). Note that this command may cause memory fragmentation. It should generally be given immediately following CANCEL MEMORY and preferably is used only to load file variables (as opposed to expressions).
Data loaded with LOAD or LOAD/TEMPORARY is brought into memory but may be unloaded based on a priority scheme of least recent use when memory space is required.