Problem with SEROUT after compiling with PBP3

[Muzza]

OK, some developments and clarity on what is going on.....

I worked out that I updated to MCSP 5.0.0.5 a year after my purchased upgrade period had expired, so thought it may be related to doing an upgrade without a valid activation key and hence some limiting factor with MCSP.
So, I paid for the latest MCSP update and installed it.
The latest version is 5.0.0.5
Opened my original .PBP, modified it (config stuff only), compiled and loaded.
Serout still does not work.

Then....
I took the file I created (see my last post above) with the latest MCSP and where I had typed in the basic setup for my 16F876A and that had worked and then pasted in the rest of the code from my original file.
It works !

So, in my case, it is definitely something to do with .PBP created with old MCSP and modified in new MCSP.

It is either a formatting difference between the old version and new version .PBP files within MCSP
or
It could be a general issue with versions of MCSP
or
It could be only my specific case and that my .PBP file was corrupted some time in the past and that the new MCSP is sensitive to that.

Not sure yet.

I have raised this with Mecanique and am awaiting a response.

Thanks for all those that replied... helped me focus down to what the issue really is.
If I hear back from Mecanique I'll do an update to this thread.

[LinkMTech]

Muzza,
I had somewhat of a similar problem when using Darrel's Instant Interrupts.
When I copied/pasted his posted code over my typed "problem" code of the exact wording, it worked!

I thought he had some type of special code in his typed code. But it turned out that I had the Reserved Word Formatting set to "Uppercase all" so I fooled myself into thinking I typed a certain word uppercase when it wasn't.
I immediately changed it to "Default" so I would see what I'm actually hen pecking!

The MSCP setting is under: View --> Editor Options --> Highlighter, then Reserved Word Formatting at the bottom.

You have yours set to "Lowercase all" which may be hiding the real typed word causing the headache!

[Muzza]

Yes, it was set to lowercase.
I set it to Default.

Looked through the code but could not see anything untoward.
Even pressed Enter at the end of each line in case there was some characters to the far right off screen... but no.

Note that Define and Include comes up in Code Explorer, on the left in MCSP, regardless of the case used for those statements.

I then opened my original .PBP deleted the @DEVICE line and typed in the Config stuff, compiled and loaded.
Still the same problem.
I then restored my original .PBP and deleted the @DEVICE line, compiled, set OSC to HS in the programmer and loaded.
Still the same problem.
I then opened a new file and copied and pasted the entirety of the original file, deleted the @DEVICE line, and set the Config bits in the programmer.
Still the same problem.

The only thing that worked was as in a few posts above where I opened a new file, hand typed the lines needed to get Serout working and then pasted in the balance of my program.
If there is a corruption then it must be at the top but I cannot see it after scanning that section a bunch of times.
Hmmm...

[Nobby123]

Hi Muzza.
Did you ever find a solution to this problem?
I am trying to convert a program with SEROUT to PBP3 and just have garbage on the serial LCD screen.

[Demon]

I'd be curious to see what a compare utility would generate. We used to have these in mainframe programming; great for finding muckups like this one.

Robert

Edit: something like this
http://www.prestosoft.com/edp_examdiff.asp

[Muzza]

No, nothing back. I did try a few times but no joy.
Suggest you might try what worked for me....
open a new file in PBP3, hand type the lines needed to get Serout working and then paste in the balance of the program.