Advice please - data tables

[malc-c]

Actually, I don't think that's what I'm after having read the code more. I'm really after the ability of having the patterns as single lines, in your example MyVAR[0] would contain all the steps of the pattern, and not the first step.

eg:
MyVAR[0] = "129, 66, 36, 24, 36, 66,129" would send decimal 129 to PORTB, then 66, then 36 and so on, then repeat this pattern over and over again.

If I understand your suggestion correcly, it would be the same as having
MyVar[0] = "129"
MyVar[1] = "66"
etc

Any comments ?

[Early1]

That is exactly what I meant.

All I need now is for some one to help me with my little problem.

Cheers

[Jerson]

Pattern: var byte ' hold the pattern for PortB
Gen0: var byte ' general purpose reg

ChasePattern: data 129, 66, 36, 24, 36, 66,129, -1

OutPattern:
Gen0 = ChasePattern ' Gen0 is a pointer to the pattern
while 1 ' forever
read Gen0, Pattern
if Pattern = -1 then ' this is the end marker,
goto OutPattern ' see it, start over
else
PortB = Pattern
endif
wend

Mind you, you need to configure PortB as outputs etc. which I havent done for you.
Sorry I cannot find how to format the code even though I have done it earlier.

Jerson

[malc-c]

Jerson,

Thanks for replying. I started a new thread last night and have a similar suggestion from Steve using for next loops, but I'll also try your suggestion of using the while and wend commands and adding an end of line marker such as -1 (its all go practice )