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Stamp ActiveX Control

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-01-14 23:14 in General Discussion
Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for communicating with
the stamp from any microsoft language. Does anyone know what this guy is
talking about?

James

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-08 18:49
    There is a control like that in my book "Microcontroller Projects with
    Basic Stamps" (either edition).

    Al Williams
    AWC
    * Floating point A/D
    http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm



    >
    Original Message
    > From: jamesrwaldron@e...
    > [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=5GnqNsc7pyHM6OodUrDX7n3HIn3DxRNXs_UgNLLcf-yKQ0qT-_G-K31_jMyRHJXSvGC2aRW9vQjzLufZW5p2Nf4kBlE]jamesrwaldron@e...[/url
    > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:37 AM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Stamp ActiveX Control
    >
    >
    > Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for
    > communicating with the stamp from any microsoft language.
    > Does anyone know what this guy is talking about?
    >
    > James
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-09 00:10
    Well VB Pro has MSCOM.ocx doesn't it? Outside of serial in-out, what
    do people want? The VB programing should be easy, no contrants on
    memory usage [noparse]:)[/noparse]


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Al Williams" <alw@a...> wrote:
    > There is a control like that in my book "Microcontroller Projects
    with
    > Basic Stamps" (either edition).
    >
    > Al Williams
    > AWC
    > * Floating point A/D
    > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    >
    >
    >
    > >
    Original Message
    > > From: jamesrwaldron@e...
    > > [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jamesrwaldron@e...]
    > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:37 AM
    > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Stamp ActiveX Control
    > >
    > >
    > > Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for
    > > communicating with the stamp from any microsoft language.
    > > Does anyone know what this guy is talking about?
    > >
    > > James
    > >
    > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
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    > >
    > >
    > >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-13 10:09
    Want do people want?, Well, I want to be able to write my Basic
    Stamp code in a module within Visual Studio, and save it as part of
    my Visual Basic project. When I compile the VB code, I want the BS
    code to be tokenized and downloaded to the Basic Stamp.

    Why do I want this?

    Because Microsoft has spoiled me. I can write visual basic code
    modules along side of the Graphical User Interface, and all of the
    pieces are linked within a single project. Sure, the actual code is
    in several different files, but the User Interface ties it all
    together.

    I want my cake, and I want to eat it to!

    Come on Parallax, can't the VB editor be turned into a plug in or
    ActiveX Control for us VB user's?

    I'm a professional engineer, and would love to build Basic Stamps
    into automated equipment. I'm not saying that the lack of such a
    thing will prevent me from doing it with Basic Stamps, but as I get
    more proficient at using micro controllers, I would switch to a
    another chip, maybe even another language, if I could tie all the
    development code together in a single project.


    -John


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "anode505 <anode505@y...>"
    <anode505@y...> wrote:
    > Well VB Pro has MSCOM.ocx doesn't it? Outside of serial in-out,
    what
    > do people want? The VB programing should be easy, no contrants on
    > memory usage [noparse]:)[/noparse]
    >
    >
    > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Al Williams" <alw@a...> wrote:
    > > There is a control like that in my book "Microcontroller
    Projects
    > with
    > > Basic Stamps" (either edition).
    > >
    > > Al Williams
    > > AWC
    > > * Floating point A/D
    > > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > >
    Original Message
    > > > From: jamesrwaldron@e...
    > > > [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jamesrwaldron@e...]
    > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:37 AM
    > > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Stamp ActiveX Control
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for
    > > > communicating with the stamp from any microsoft language.
    > > > Does anyone know what this guy is talking about?
    > > >
    > > > James
    > > >
    > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
    > > > basicstamps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
    > > > from the same email address that you subscribed. Text in the
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-13 10:12
    OOPs, I meant turn the Basic Stamp Editor into a Plug In or Control.

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "jctmpid <jctmpid@p...>"
    <jctmpid@p...> wrote:
    > Want do people want?, Well, I want to be able to write my Basic
    > Stamp code in a module within Visual Studio, and save it as part
    of
    > my Visual Basic project. When I compile the VB code, I want the
    BS
    > code to be tokenized and downloaded to the Basic Stamp.
    >
    > Why do I want this?
    >
    > Because Microsoft has spoiled me. I can write visual basic code
    > modules along side of the Graphical User Interface, and all of the
    > pieces are linked within a single project. Sure, the actual code
    is
    > in several different files, but the User Interface ties it all
    > together.
    >
    > I want my cake, and I want to eat it to!
    >
    > Come on Parallax, can't the VB editor be turned into a plug in or
    > ActiveX Control for us VB user's?
    >
    > I'm a professional engineer, and would love to build Basic Stamps
    > into automated equipment. I'm not saying that the lack of such a
    > thing will prevent me from doing it with Basic Stamps, but as I
    get
    > more proficient at using micro controllers, I would switch to a
    > another chip, maybe even another language, if I could tie all the
    > development code together in a single project.
    >
    >
    > -John
    >
    >
    > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "anode505 <anode505@y...>"
    > <anode505@y...> wrote:
    > > Well VB Pro has MSCOM.ocx doesn't it? Outside of serial in-out,
    > what
    > > do people want? The VB programing should be easy, no contrants
    on
    > > memory usage [noparse]:)[/noparse]
    > >
    > >
    > > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Al Williams" <alw@a...>
    wrote:
    > > > There is a control like that in my book "Microcontroller
    > Projects
    > > with
    > > > Basic Stamps" (either edition).
    > > >
    > > > Al Williams
    > > > AWC
    > > > * Floating point A/D
    > > > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > >
    Original Message
    > > > > From: jamesrwaldron@e...
    > > > > [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jamesrwaldron@e...]
    > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:37 AM
    > > > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Stamp ActiveX Control
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for
    > > > > communicating with the stamp from any microsoft language.
    > > > > Does anyone know what this guy is talking about?
    > > > >
    > > > > James
    > > > >
    > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
    > > > > basicstamps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
    > > > > from the same email address that you subscribed. Text in the
    > > > > Subject and Body of the message will be ignored.
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
    > > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-13 13:24
    Perhaps it could, but we don't have the resources to do that much work that
    would benefit so few customers. The precompiled tokenizer is available as a
    Windows DLL; perhaps you'll get ambitious and create a VB plug-in with it....

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Parallax

    In a message dated 1/13/2003 4:10:23 AM Central Standard Time,
    jctmpid@p... writes:

    > Come on Parallax, can't the VB editor be turned into a plug in or
    > ActiveX Control for us VB user's?



    [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-13 13:42
    Actually there is almost what you want in my book "Microcontroller
    Projects with Basic Stamps" -- it is a small "server" program and an
    ActiveX object that allows you to control all the major functions of the
    Stamp. That ActiveX object will work anywhere that you normally use
    ActiveX (e.g., Visual Basic). Not exactly what you want, but close.

    Al Williams
    AWC
    * Floating point A/D
    http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm



    >
    Original Message
    > From: jctmpid <jctmpid@p...> [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=tjt3Aa_Ft0uV-NI7Td7Sky7d055hV6RQG79dQbM6yRl9v9GrkkCVNIzOD7wbSssyl2PDLlSOQPVHnL_H]jctmpid@p...[/url
    > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:09 AM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Stamp ActiveX Control
    >
    >
    > Want do people want?, Well, I want to be able to write my Basic
    > Stamp code in a module within Visual Studio, and save it as part of
    > my Visual Basic project. When I compile the VB code, I want the BS
    > code to be tokenized and downloaded to the Basic Stamp.
    >
    > Why do I want this?
    >
    > Because Microsoft has spoiled me. I can write visual basic code
    > modules along side of the Graphical User Interface, and all of the
    > pieces are linked within a single project. Sure, the actual code is
    > in several different files, but the User Interface ties it all
    > together.
    >
    > I want my cake, and I want to eat it to!
    >
    > Come on Parallax, can't the VB editor be turned into a plug in or
    > ActiveX Control for us VB user's?
    >
    > I'm a professional engineer, and would love to build Basic Stamps
    > into automated equipment. I'm not saying that the lack of such a
    > thing will prevent me from doing it with Basic Stamps, but as I get
    > more proficient at using micro controllers, I would switch to a
    > another chip, maybe even another language, if I could tie all the
    > development code together in a single project.
    >
    >
    > -John
    >
    >
    > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "anode505 <anode505@y...>"
    > <anode505@y...> wrote:
    > > Well VB Pro has MSCOM.ocx doesn't it? Outside of serial in-out,
    > what
    > > do people want? The VB programing should be easy, no contrants on
    > > memory usage [noparse]:)[/noparse]
    > >
    > >
    > > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Al Williams" <alw@a...> wrote:
    > > > There is a control like that in my book "Microcontroller
    > Projects
    > > with
    > > > Basic Stamps" (either edition).
    > > >
    > > > Al Williams
    > > > AWC
    > > > * Floating point A/D http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > >
    Original Message
    > > > > From: jamesrwaldron@e...
    > > > > [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jamesrwaldron@e...]
    > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:37 AM
    > > > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Stamp ActiveX Control
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for
    > > > > communicating with the stamp from any microsoft language.
    > > > > Does anyone know what this guy is talking about?
    > > > >
    > > > > James
    > > > >
    > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
    > > > > basicstamps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
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    > > > >
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    > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
    > > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-13 13:54
    And a very good book it is. Not just for the server program either [noparse]:D[/noparse]
    Original Message
    From: "Al Williams" <alw@a...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 5:42 AM
    Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Stamp ActiveX Control


    > Actually there is almost what you want in my book "Microcontroller
    > Projects with Basic Stamps" -- it is a small "server" program and an
    > ActiveX object that allows you to control all the major functions of the
    > Stamp. That ActiveX object will work anywhere that you normally use
    > ActiveX (e.g., Visual Basic). Not exactly what you want, but close.
    >
    > Al Williams
    > AWC
    > * Floating point A/D
    > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    >
    >
    >
    > >
    Original Message
    > > From: jctmpid <jctmpid@p...> [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Vz4LwvmuaeZ34o9QqUamP688j01Pnq5B_W0HgtgeseFl_cIUp9RhnwvF2626P4ti69coSzMsL-PvEDI8fZc]jctmpid@p...[/url
    > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:09 AM
    > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Stamp ActiveX Control
    > >
    > >
    > > Want do people want?, Well, I want to be able to write my Basic
    > > Stamp code in a module within Visual Studio, and save it as part of
    > > my Visual Basic project. When I compile the VB code, I want the BS
    > > code to be tokenized and downloaded to the Basic Stamp.
    > >
    > > Why do I want this?
    > >
    > > Because Microsoft has spoiled me. I can write visual basic code
    > > modules along side of the Graphical User Interface, and all of the
    > > pieces are linked within a single project. Sure, the actual code is
    > > in several different files, but the User Interface ties it all
    > > together.
    > >
    > > I want my cake, and I want to eat it to!
    > >
    > > Come on Parallax, can't the VB editor be turned into a plug in or
    > > ActiveX Control for us VB user's?
    > >
    > > I'm a professional engineer, and would love to build Basic Stamps
    > > into automated equipment. I'm not saying that the lack of such a
    > > thing will prevent me from doing it with Basic Stamps, but as I get
    > > more proficient at using micro controllers, I would switch to a
    > > another chip, maybe even another language, if I could tie all the
    > > development code together in a single project.
    > >
    > >
    > > -John
    > >
    > >
    > > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "anode505 <anode505@y...>"
    > > <anode505@y...> wrote:
    > > > Well VB Pro has MSCOM.ocx doesn't it? Outside of serial in-out,
    > > what
    > > > do people want? The VB programing should be easy, no contrants on
    > > > memory usage [noparse]:)[/noparse]
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Al Williams" <alw@a...> wrote:
    > > > > There is a control like that in my book "Microcontroller
    > > Projects
    > > > with
    > > > > Basic Stamps" (either edition).
    > > > >
    > > > > Al Williams
    > > > > AWC
    > > > > * Floating point A/D http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > >
    Original Message
    > > > > > From: jamesrwaldron@e...
    > > > > > [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jamesrwaldron@e...]
    > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:37 AM
    > > > > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > > > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Stamp ActiveX Control
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for
    > > > > > communicating with the stamp from any microsoft language.
    > > > > > Does anyone know what this guy is talking about?
    > > > > >
    > > > > > James
    > > > > >
    > > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, just send mail to:
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    > > > > > Subject and Body of the message will be ignored.
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    > > > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > >
    > >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-13 14:13
    I should listen to my own advice more often. Been struggling with
    understanding op-amps for 4-5 days now, surfing all over the place etc.
    Posted this message then thought - hey, wasn't there something about op-amps
    in Al's book? BOOM, one page of text later I understand them.

    Damned good book Al.

    Original Message
    From: "Pat M" <pmeloy@s...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 5:54 AM
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Stamp ActiveX Control


    > And a very good book it is. Not just for the server program either [noparse]:D[/noparse]
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-14 01:18
    I wish I were that good that I could create a plug in, I'm up to my
    ears getting up to speed on the stamp. - a lot of great material
    out there!!

    JOhn

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, jonwms@a... wrote:
    > Perhaps it could, but we don't have the resources to do that much
    work that
    > would benefit so few customers. The precompiled tokenizer is
    available as a
    > Windows DLL; perhaps you'll get ambitious and create a VB plug-in
    with it....
    >
    > -- Jon Williams
    > -- Parallax
    >
    > In a message dated 1/13/2003 4:10:23 AM Central Standard Time,
    > jctmpid@p... writes:
    >
    > > Come on Parallax, can't the VB editor be turned into a plug in
    or
    > > ActiveX Control for us VB user's?
    >
    >
    >
    > [noparse][[/noparse]Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-14 01:26
    Thanks Al,

    I'm going to look for your book tomorrow. Could you give me a hint
    about what "all the major functions" of the stamp means.

    I think I understand that the tolkenizer (oops, must have watched
    the Lord of the Rings CD my kids gave me too many times :-) does,

    I'm assuming it reads the lines of code, ignores the comments,
    parses out the rest and creates an image of the program as it will
    be stored in the Stamps memory.

    - Are there as many tokens as their are statements in the program?

    So does your server program download the tokens? What
    other 'functions' does the stamp have that would interact with an
    editor?

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Al Williams" <alw@a...> wrote:
    > Actually there is almost what you want in my book "Microcontroller
    > Projects with Basic Stamps" -- it is a small "server" program and
    an
    > ActiveX object that allows you to control all the major functions
    of the
    > Stamp. That ActiveX object will work anywhere that you normally use
    > ActiveX (e.g., Visual Basic). Not exactly what you want, but close.
    >
    > Al Williams
    > AWC
    > * Floating point A/D
    > http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    >
    >
    >
    > >
    Original Message
    > > From: jctmpid <jctmpid@p...> [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jctmpid@p...]
    > > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:09 AM
    > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Stamp ActiveX Control
    > >
    > >
    > > Want do people want?, Well, I want to be able to write my Basic
    > > Stamp code in a module within Visual Studio, and save it as part
    of
    > > my Visual Basic project. When I compile the VB code, I want the
    BS
    > > code to be tokenized and downloaded to the Basic Stamp.
    > >
    > > Why do I want this?
    > >
    > > Because Microsoft has spoiled me. I can write visual basic code
    > > modules along side of the Graphical User Interface, and all of
    the
    > > pieces are linked within a single project. Sure, the actual code
    is
    > > in several different files, but the User Interface ties it all
    > > together.
    > >
    > > I want my cake, and I want to eat it to!
    > >
    > > Come on Parallax, can't the VB editor be turned into a plug in or
    > > ActiveX Control for us VB user's?
    > >
    > > I'm a professional engineer, and would love to build Basic Stamps
    > > into automated equipment. I'm not saying that the lack of such
    a
    > > thing will prevent me from doing it with Basic Stamps, but as I
    get
    > > more proficient at using micro controllers, I would switch to a
    > > another chip, maybe even another language, if I could tie all
    the
    > > development code together in a single project.
    > >
    > >
    > > -John
    > >
    > >
    > > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "anode505 <anode505@y...>"
    > > <anode505@y...> wrote:
    > > > Well VB Pro has MSCOM.ocx doesn't it? Outside of serial in-
    out,
    > > what
    > > > do people want? The VB programing should be easy, no
    contrants on
    > > > memory usage [noparse]:)[/noparse]
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Al Williams" <alw@a...>
    wrote:
    > > > > There is a control like that in my book "Microcontroller
    > > Projects
    > > > with
    > > > > Basic Stamps" (either edition).
    > > > >
    > > > > Al Williams
    > > > > AWC
    > > > > * Floating point A/D http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak9.htm
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > >
    Original Message
    > > > > > From: jamesrwaldron@e...
    > > > > > [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:jamesrwaldron@e...]
    > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:37 AM
    > > > > > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > > > > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Stamp ActiveX Control
    > > > > >
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Someone just told me that there was an ActiveX control for
    > > > > > communicating with the stamp from any microsoft language.
    > > > > > Does anyone know what this guy is talking about?
    > > > > >
    > > > > > James
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-14 12:09
    Greetings!

    Dave Lewis wrote:
    > 3) On a similar note, I see lots of folks asking how they
    > can change or somehow use tools that they are comfortable with,
    > with their stamps ....
    > i.e. I want to use Python, C++, or whatever.......... and I
    > cannot understand this! .. the folks at Parallax worked very
    > hard to make it EASY to use the stamp........ but I will
    > venture that none of your OPENGL experience, or COBOL routines
    > are going to help here.......... this is a whole new ball game
    > for most of us. My advise to those people, is to focus
    > on the concepts that are common to all programming langs. and
    > not be afraid to try new things!! I cant remember many times
    > when Tracy, Jon or Al said "PBasic just will not do it in any way!"

    I must agree.
    I've coded in Basic(On sinclair ZX spectrum and the BBC B), Pascal, ADA,
    OPL(on Psion Organiser II, S3a, S5/netBook), some C/C++, REXX and assembly
    on PDP-11/750, 6502, Z80, 6301 and i8086. Some of the assembly/disassembly
    has even been done manually...
    Even with all that experience I can't make head or tails of programming the
    PIC micochip to do what I want. In PBASIC on the other hand, it's so EASY!

    If there's something I can't do in PBASIC it usually means I've approached
    the problem the wrong way, and all I need to do is rethink it for a bit.

    If anyone REALLY wants to program a Stamp in other languages I suggest that
    they use something like YACC to convert their source code to .BS? files and
    send the resulting files to the IDE for translation/download...
    (No, I can't help you use YACC)


    That said, I can't wait to see PBasic 2.5 and the new BS3...
    (Any hints of power requirements would be nice... :-)

    :-)
    Trygve
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-01-14 23:14
    Trygve Henriksen wrote:

    > Greetings!
    >
    > If anyone REALLY wants to program a Stamp in other languages I suggest that
    > they use something like YACC to convert their source code to .BS? files and
    > send the resulting files to the IDE for translation/download...
    > (No, I can't help you use YACC)

    Actually, this is a very interesting idea that I would have
    never thought of that could be quite powerful and worth playing
    with!! For those those who don't know, YACC is a utility from
    the Unix world that is essentially a high level compiler
    compiler - hence the name [noparse][[/noparse]Y]et [noparse][[/noparse]A]nother [noparse][[/noparse]C]ompiler [noparse][[/noparse]C]ompiler.

    Michael Burr
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