Compiling multiple PBASIC files into single program

V-man

Does anyone know if PBASIC supports the concept of "Includes" for multi-sourcefile programs? If so how or please point me to something to read. Thanks!

Sapphire

Unfortunately, it does not. You need to copy-and-paste all of the common information into each source file.

davejames

V-man wrote: »

Does anyone know if PBASIC supports the concept of "Includes" for multi-sourcefile programs? If so how or please point me to something to read. Thanks!

V-man, welcome to the Forum.

If you're thinking of "includes" as in C/C++, then the answer is no.

However, some versions of the Basic Stamp (BS2e, BS2sx, BS2p, BS2pe, BS2px) support multiple memory "slots" in which code can be placed. Each one of those "slots" references a separate file and those are loaded ("included" if you will) when the main slot is loaded.

V-man

Sapphire wrote: »

Unfortunately, it does not. You need to copy-and-paste all of the common information into each source file.

Thanks Sapphire, I did find out however that the Basic Stamp versions above BS2 do have a multi-file functionality (BASIC Stamp 2e, 2sx, 2p, 2pe). The Basic Stamp Manual (http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/prod/stamps/web-BSM-v2.2.pdf) calls them "Projects". It says there can be up to 7 projects compiled together as one program by specifying the names of the files in the "Stamp" compiler directive.
But since I only have the BS2 I'll have to do as you say and just load them all into a single file. Hey, thanks for responding. I appreciate it!!!