Question: read - Where is the file stored?

I ran the short program below in trying to understand how the read statement works.  The read statement output the expected values of a, b, c to the screen.  I was curious to find where it had stored the file named 'tempor', so inspected my hard drive in the directory where the program was stored - to find it wasn't there.  I then commented the a, b, c statements and the save command so the program is now as in the second version below:

 

 restart:

a:=2:b:=3:c:=4:

save a, b, c, "tempor";

read tempor;

eval(a);

 

  I ran this program, expecting an error message, but it gave me the same output as before.   I again unsuccessfully searched for the file.   I then turned the computer off after saving the program, rebooted and ran thhe same program below.  It output the same values as before.  I'm thinking that Maple creates a special file, and appends it to the program, something like a table.  I'm not quite sure how this would be used, as opposed to just stating te values of a, b,c in the program.

   Any advice or comments gratefully received.

David 

 

restart:

#a:=2:b:=3:c:=4:

#save a, b, c, "tempor";

read tempor;

eval(a);

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