Code Compatibility Issue

[mister_e]

Let's see if i remove my usual 'code template' from and try to format the code a little bit... i've never read/check it carefully if it make sense so far... at least, no compilation error.

<font color="#000000">        TRISA   = 0
        TRISB   = 2
        CMCON   = 7
        ADCON1  = 15
        ADCON0  = 0
        
        Ground_1    <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.0
        Ground_2    <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.3
        Lame_1      <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.2
        Lame_2      <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.5
        LED_1       <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.6
        LED_2       <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.7
        Off_1       <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortA.0
        Off_2       <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortA.2
        On_1        <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortA.1
        On_2        <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortA.3
        Positive_1  <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.1
        Positive_2  <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortB.4
        Speaker     <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortA.4
        Switch      <font color="#000080">VAR </font>PortA.5
        
        Cal                 <font color="#000080">VAR BYTE
        </font>Ground_Lame_1       <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Ground_Lame_2       <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Lockout             <font color="#000080">VAR WORD
        </font>Lockout_Cal         <font color="#000080">VAR WORD
        </font>On1_Flag            <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Off1_Flag           <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>On2_Flag            <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Off2_Flag           <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>PG1_Count           <font color="#000080">VAR BYTE
        </font>PG2_Count           <font color="#000080">VAR BYTE
        </font>PL1_Count           <font color="#000080">VAR BYTE
        </font>PL2_Count           <font color="#000080">VAR BYTE
        </font>Positive_Bell_1     <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Positive_Bell_2     <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Positive_Ground_1   <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Positive_Ground_2   <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Positive_Lame_1     <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        </font>Positive_Lame_2     <font color="#000080">VAR BIT
        
        
        </font>Cal=18
        Lockout_Cal=373
        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>On_1
        <font color="#000080">PAUSE </font>500
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>On_1
        
        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>Off_1
        <font color="#000080">PAUSE </font>500
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Off_1

        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>Off_2
        <font color="#000080">PAUSE </font>500
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Off_2
        
        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>On_2
        <font color="#000080">PAUSE </font>500
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>On_2
        
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Lame_1
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Lame_2
        
Foil:
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Positive_1
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Positive_2
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Ground_1
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Ground_2
        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>Positive_1
        Positive_Ground_1=Ground_1
        Positive_Lame_1=Lame_2
        Positive_Bell_1=Ground_2
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Positive_1
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Positive_1
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Positive_2
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Ground_1
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Ground_2
        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>Positive_2
        Positive_Ground_2=Ground_2
        Positive_Lame_2=Lame_1
        Positive_Bell_2=Ground_1
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Positive_2
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Positive_2
        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>Ground_1
        Ground_Lame_1=Lame_1
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Ground_1
        <font color="#000080">INPUT </font>Ground_1
        <font color="#000080">HIGH </font>Ground_2
        Ground_Lame_2=Lame_2
        <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Ground_2
        
        <font color="#000080">IF </font>(Positive_Ground_1 = 0) <font color="#000080">AND </font>(Positive_Bell_1 = 0) <font color="#000080">THEN
                </font>PG1_Count = PG1_Count + 1
                <font color="#000080">ELSE
                    </font>PG1_Count = 0
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
        
        IF </font>(Positive_Ground_2 = 0) <font color="#000080">AND </font>(Positive_Bell_2 = 0) <font color="#000080">THEN
                </font>PG2_Count = PG2_Count + 1
                <font color="#000080">ELSE
                    </font>PG2_Count = 0
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
                
        IF </font>(Positive_Lame_1 = 1) <font color="#000080">AND </font>(Positive_Ground_1 = 0) <font color="#000080">THEN
                </font>PL1_Count = PL1_Count + 1
                <font color="#000080">ELSE
                    </font>PL1_Count = 0
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
                
        IF </font>(Positive_Lame_2 = 1) <font color="#000080">AND </font>(Positive_Ground_2 = 0) <font color="#000080">THEN
                </font>PL2_Count = PL2_Count + 1
                <font color="#000080">ELSE
                    </font>PL2_Count = 0
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
        
        IF </font>PL1_Count =&gt; Cal <font color="#000080">THEN
                HIGH </font>On_1 
                On1_Flag = 1
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
                
        IF </font>PL2_Count =&gt; Cal <font color="#000080">THEN
                HIGH </font>On_2 
                On2_Flag = 1
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
                
        IF </font>(PG1_Count =&gt; Cal) <font color="#000080">AND </font>(PL1_Count &lt; Cal) <font color="#000080">THEN
                HIGH </font>Off_1 : Off1_Flag = 1
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
                
        IF </font>(PG2_Count =&gt; Cal) <font color="#000080">AND </font>(PL2_Count &lt; Cal) <font color="#000080">THEN
                HIGH </font>Off_2 
                <font color="#000080">LET </font>Off2_Flag = 1
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
                
        </font>LED_1 = Ground_Lame_1 
        LED_2 = Ground_Lame_2
        
        <font color="#000080">IF </font>(On1_Flag = 1) <font color="#000080">OR </font>(Off2_Flag = 1) <font color="#000080">OR </font>(On2_Flag = 1) <font color="#000080">OR </font>(Off1_Flag = 1) <font color="#000080">THEN
                </font>Lockout = Lockout + 1
                <font color="#000080">ELSE
                    </font>Lockout = 0
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
        
        IF </font>Lockout =&gt; Lockout_Cal <font color="#000080">THEN
                PAUSE </font>2000 
                <font color="#000080">LOW </font>On_1 
                <font color="#000080">LOW </font>On_2 
                <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Off_1 
                <font color="#000080">LOW </font>Off_2 
                On1_Flag = 0 
                On2_Flag = 0 
                Off1_Flag = 0  
                Off2_Flag = 0        
                <font color="#000080">ENDIF
        
        GOTO </font>Foil
        <font color="#000080">END
</font>

now comments, code section, steps should fit

[ALFRED]

I fixed the problem. As it turned out there was no problem with my origonal code. The problem lay in the configuration of pin B0. I traced the bad signals I was getting back to that point with my oscilloscope and when I switched the functions of B0 over to C7 it worked as expected. Also, there is absolutly nothing wrong with using the SYMBOL command the way I used it in my origonal code. It simply throws in an alias name for a pin, constant or whatever and makes the program easier to work with. I also prefer to include the LET command as it gives the code a more finished look and in my opinion makes it easier to read.