Any elegant way of text string handling?

[CuriousOne]

Well I've checked and there are some posts, with ASM code and referring to non-existing pbpcommunity domain.
So as I can see, the easiest method is to use an external EEPROM or chip's built in one (if there are not much strings to be used) and build system like this - say first 32 bytes (16 words) of eeprom contain entry addresses of separate strings, and to read the stirng we launch a routine, which will start reading eeprom at X address till it reaches value, stored in next string entry address area. Code (for reading single string) should look like this

READ 0, startval ' read entry address of 1st string
READ 2, nextval 'read entry address of next string
nextval=nextval-startval 'determine string length

LCDOUT $fe,$2 'set LCD start position to needed area (1st line in this case)
FOR A=1 to nextval 'start the loop
READ A,TXT 'read into variable
LCDOUT $fe,TXT, $14 "Output char and move cursor to next position
next

Not the best, but I guess better than with dealing with ASM.

[Ioannis]

Why not use a termination character, say 0 terminated string.

So you only have to check if you reached the 0 value in the data area that your message is stored.

This is what Richard suggested. No calculations required.

Ioannis

[CuriousOne]

Nice idea, but I have to have all entries for next string marked, so this makes no big difference.....

[Ioannis]

It sure does...

Think about it.

Ioannis