HP 49g Graphing Calculator - Manual (Page 150)

Creating a
directory
1. Press tl
This opens the file management tool called File Manager and displays
the directory tree.
2. Select the directory that is to be the parent of your new directoiy. (See
“Selecting a directory or variable” on page 7-7.)
Note that any directory you create must be a child of another directory
(that is, contained within some other directory). The very first
directoiy you create will be a child of HOME.
3. Press
OK.
The screen now lists the variables and subdirectories in the directory
selected at step 2. The File Manager fimction-key menu is also
displayed.
4. Press (NXi;^
NEW.
The New Variable input form is
displayed.
5. Press @ to select the Name field.
The Object field must be left blank when
you are creating a new directory.
6. In tire Name field, enter a name for the new directory.
The naming conventions and restrictions that apply to directory names
are the same as those that apply to variable names. See page 7-2 for
more information.
The cursor jumps to the Directory field after you enter the name.
7. Press
CHK
to indicate that you are creating a directory.
8. Press
OK
or (EifflR).
The list of variables and subdirectories displayed at step 3 above now
includes the directory you just created.
To return to the default display, press (CMlp.
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You can also create a variable using the above procedure. With
the cursor in the Object field, you either enter an object’s
contents, or press
CHOOS
to select an existing object for editing
(the contents appear in the Object field). You specify a name for
the variable in the Name field, and leave tlie Directoiy field
unchecked.
Page 7-6 Storing objects