Quote Originally Posted by paul borgmeier
You do not have to - upgrade to PBP and problem solved! (That is what I did half a decade ago. Upgrading to PBP costs you no more than starting with PBP.)
I did upgrade. That's not the point I'm trying to make. They are Basic statements and they should be part of of Pic BASIC to begin with. Code is confusing and messy using work arounds. The key word here is BASIC. Don't call it BASIC if the basic commands aren't there.

Call it "The Incentive to Upgrade sort of like Basic, but not really" software package. I shouldn't need to buy a pro version to do basic things using commands that have been part of the Basic language for a very long time.

My first project was very, VERY simple and straight forward and really amounted to no more than flashing LEDs, but it was very frustrating writing it without those commands and I knew going in they were missing. I can feel the pain of anyone who expects a Basic command set, but gets only half of the important one. That is the point I'm trying to make.

It is really sad that I had to upgrade to get that command set for my next project which was more complex, but still very simple. Hobby only, but I had to move up to a pro version to do it? Seems wrong.

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