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All MFSes should be coded in the SYSPROG application and stored in the SYSPROCS table.

An MFS is called from BASIC+ with seven arguments. As with any BASIC+ subroutine, the arguments can be named at the programmer's discretion within the MFS code. The convention used in this chapter, however, uses the following names for the seven arguments:

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SUBROUTINE MY_MFS(CODE, BFS, HANDLE, NAME, FMC, RECORD, STATUS)

MY_MFS is the name of the MFS.  You can create as many MFSes as you want simply by creating new subroutines (called CUSTOM_MFS, NEW_MFS, etc.) in SYSPROCS.

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