Can you store a string in a constant?

Joms

Is this possible?

Con
  SerialNum          ="000012"
  TextCon            ="Test"

I looked in the Propeller manual but it only shows using a decimal. When I tried this in the software it gives me an exception error for this line. I refer to the serial number several times in the code and would like to enter it one time.

Is there an obvious work around for this?

THANKS!

Post Edited (Joms) : 3/7/2010 3:32:10 AM GMT

potatohead

Wouldn't you have to use a DAT, then provide an address?

DAT mystring "1234"

then refer to it as @mystring

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Joms

GREAT! I am getting close, but running into another little problem that I can't seem to fix...

DAT 
  SerialNum  Byte 64, "SN:002211  V1.2"

I then use

PutStr(@SerialNum)

in my program. It works, however I still see the "@" printed with the serial number. This shouldn't be happening because isn't that what shows where to point in the memory? Also, refering to the "64", is that how long the data is, or is that the exact location?

JackBak

strings need to be zero terminated

w8an

Joms said...
It works, however I still see the "@" printed with the serial number.

Joms, why do you have the byte 64 preceding your SN string? That is the ascii code for "@"!

Try this...

DAT 
  SerialNum  byte "SN:002211  V1.2",0

--Steve

Edit--typo

Joms

OK, That works better...

I had the 64 in there because I was reading the book wrong... After I put your example with the book example I understand whats going on now.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!