The START-MODULE statement calls an external subroutine using the VMOS linkage. If the subroutine is not yet loaded, DAMP attempts to load it from the SYSLNK.DAMP.<ver> library. The LOAD-MODULE statement must be used to inform DAMP of the location of subroutines from other libraries. If an error occurs in a subroutine, the subroutine is aborted, but not by DAMP.
If the subroutine is in an endless loop, it can be aborted by pressing 
and then entering the BS2000 command INFORM-PROGRAM MSG='*CANCEL'. DAMP then continues normally. See also the LOAD-MODULE statement on "LOAD-MODULE Load module from library".
Format
START-MODULE |
NAME = <name 1..8> ,PARAMETERS = <cmd-rest 0..4096> |
Operands
NAME = <name 1..8>
This specifies the name of the external subroutine to be called.
PARAMETERS = <cmd-rest 0..4096>
This defines a character string which is passed unchanged to the subroutine, i.e. the program to be called is passed the address of the string in register R1.
Example
START-MODULE NAME=DCM, PARAMETERS=WHATEVER YOU WANT