Hello John,

John>>but the end effect of the LCDout command is very similar to passing a string variable into the unseen code that the compiler grabs from the bowels of the PBP directory at compile time.<<

Yes the PBP is close to the passing of variables... not quite like C...you don't have function variables that are only addressable via that function. (non-global Variables).

John >> I felt that the code presented by Edward was pretty close to what the original intent of the thread was trying to solve. I was just hoping that there was something more to be gained (and shared).<<

Are you attemping to do your own LCD routines? If so, that is fine. I do my own LCD routines...I do not use LCDout, unless I absolutely have to. I don't feel like using 4 or 8 bits of a chip for LCD's, and I built my own backpack for serial communication. I just make my routines similar to LCDout, and plug away...

Earlier in this thread, I gave a example of making the commands similar to a a LCDout.



I thought about purchasing a C compiler (I program professionally with C/C++, using Borland compilers.) I thought it would be nice to have a C compiler, and I would understand its "terminology" and aspects of the language much better than PBP. I prefer (just because I am used to it) functions that pass variables, syntex that uses "{" and "}". Stuff like that.


Dwayne