\ Load a file into an allocated memory image.
\
\ Author: Phil Burk
\ Copyright 3DO 1995

anew task-load_file.fth

: $LOAD.FILE { $filename | fid numbytes numread err data -- data-addr 0 | 0 err }
    0 -> data
\ open file
    $filename count r/o open-file -> err -> fid
    err
    IF
        ." $LOAD.FILE - Could not open input file!" cr
    ELSE
\ determine size of file
        fid file-size -> err -> numbytes
        err
        IF
             ." $LOAD.FILE - File size failed!" cr
        ELSE
            ." File size = " numbytes . cr
\ allocate memory for sample, when done free memory using FREE
            numbytes allocate -> err -> data
            err
            IF
                ." $LOAD.FILE - Memory allocation failed!" cr
            ELSE
\ read data
                data numbytes fid read-file -> err
                ." Read " . ." bytes from file " $filename count type cr
            THEN
        THEN
        fid close-file drop
    THEN
    data err
;

\ Example:   c" myfile" $load.file   abort" Oops!"   free .
