Hserin parsing string...again?

[HenrikOlsson]

Remember that it's all just numbers, if you want to check if a byte contains 'I' either of these will work

IF myByte = 73 THEN....
If myByte = "I" THEN....
IF myByte = $49 THEN....
IF myByte = %00110001 THEN...

They all do the same thing - they compare the content of myByte with the decimal value 73, which is the ASCII code for the letter 'I'.

Instead of using AND you might try something like:

IF Buffer[0] = "I" THEN
  IF Buffer[1] = "N" THEN
    IF Buffer[2] = "V" THEN
      IF Buffer[3] = "A" THEN
        GOTO Freeze
      ENDIF
    ENDIF
  ENDIF
ENDIF

There's nothing wrong with the AND approach but I think using multiple IF statements will produce smaller code.

/Henrik.

[boroko]

Thanks Henrik,

I just needed a sanity check. Too many hours and poor results.

I'll have a look at it when I get back to the shop. Maybe something obvious after some sleep and a fresh look.

Bo

[boroko]

Dave, (and, of course, anyone else that care to respond)
I'm a bit confused about checking the data with a pointer. Do you mind explaining more?

I understand setting up a ring buffer similar to DT's serial LCD program. What I'm not sure is if I need to keep it cleaned out or something similar. If I just keep stepping the pointer around the loop, what happens when you fill the buffer? Does it just overwrite the previous data and keep circling the ring? After looking at that program for a long time, I finally believe that is what happens.

Still trying to work towards for that "Neo" moment when the Matrix just starts to come into focus....

Bo

[boroko]

Dave, (and, of course, anyone else that care to respond)
I'm a bit confused about checking the data with a pointer. Do you mind explaining more?

I understand setting up a ring buffer similar to DT's serial LCD program. What I'm not sure is if I need to keep it cleaned out or something similar. If I just keep stepping the pointer around the loop, what happens when you fill the buffer? Does it just overwrite the previous data and keep circling the ring? After looking at that program for a long time, I finally believe that is what happens.

Still trying to work towards for that "Neo" moment when the Matrix just starts to come into focus....

Bo