A question for the Macro experts....

[mister_e]

If you want to shrink your code, the best way is to see if you can use the internal ressource instead of the PBP pre-made function.

By example, instead of using ADCIN, write/read directly to the register, same for HSEROUT, HSERIN and how much others.

For a simple HSEROUT

DEFINE LOADER_USED 1
DEFINE OSC 20
RCSTA =$90
TXSTA =$24
SPBRG= 129 ' 9600 Bauds

aVar    var BYTE[7]
a       var byte

avar[0]="H"
avar[1]="E"
avar[2]="L"
avar[3]="L"
avar[4]="O"
AVAR[5]=13
AVAR[6]=10
A=0
start:
    REPEAT
        TXREG=AVAR[A]
        NotEmpty: if TXSTA.1=0 then notempty
        A=A+1
        UNTIL A=7
        A=0
        PAUSE 500  
      goto start

compile 89 words

DEFINE LOADER_USED 1
DEFINE OSC 20
RCSTA =$90
TXSTA =$24
SPBRG= 129 ' 9600 Bauds

aVar    var BYTE[7]

avar[0]="H"
avar[1]="E"
avar[2]="L"
avar[3]="L"
avar[4]="O"
AVAR[5]=13
AVAR[6]=10

start:
    HSEROUT[STR AVAR]
    PAUSE 500  
    goto start

compile 103 words.

DEFINE LOADER_USED 1
DEFINE OSC 20
DEFINE HSER_RCSTA 90h
DEFINE HSER_TXSTA 24h
DEFINE HSER_SPBRG 129 ' 9600 Bauds

aVar    var BYTE[7]

avar[0]="H"
avar[1]="E"
avar[2]="L"
avar[3]="L"
avar[4]="O"
AVAR[5]=13
AVAR[6]=10

start:
    HSEROUT[STR AVAR]
    PAUSE 500  
    goto start

almost the same as the previous but using PBP DEFINE HSER compile 95 words

No big improvement so far... i should find a better example next time

BTW it's always case by case. Scroll your program and look wich statement you call the most, do a SUB with them and TADA. Just be sure to avoid too much nested gosub and it should gives you good results.

BUT there's always a midpoint between a readable code, and a tight one. Choose your own comfort zone and work with.