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Any idea on how to do this? I was thinking to display arrays of 12 in every line so that it can support the 8.3 format set by the vinculum. the problem is, not all files follow the 8.3 format specially those with file names shorter than 8 characters. for example, i have a file named "pic.pdf" as you can see there will be 5 vacant array spaces for this line so the succeeding file's first 5 characters will occupy those vacant spaces then there will be a domino effect and the file names will be in a total disorder. do you have any idea on how i will know when it is the end of one file and the start of the next so that i can print it in a new line?
If I follow you . . . 10 is line feed, 13 is carriage return, 32 is a space so . . . "pic.pdf",32,32,32 would display as pic.pdf and 3 spaces, which using serout you would just put 3 spaces after pic.pdf but within the "" marks, I have not used the 10,13 codes with an lcd so I do not know if they work, and my bench is upside down right now so anyway you could preload your array with all 32s and then write your file name into it . . . best way to me is to tell the lcd where to print it.