PBASIC 2.5 Public Beta -- Friday (17 JAN 2003)

Archiver

It is our intention to release the first public beta of the BASIC Stamp
Compiler 2.0 that features PBASIC 2.5 this Friday, January 17, 2003. You
will be able to download the compiler and essential support information from
our web site: <A HREF="www.parallax.com">www.parallax.com</A>.

New language features:

* {$PBASIC 2.x} directive
* PIN type definition (simplifies use of IO pins)
* IF...THEN...ELSE
* DO...LOOP
* SELECT...CASE
* EXIT (terminates FOR...NEXT and DO...LOOP)
* ON...GOSUB
* ON...GOTO
* [noparse][[/noparse]optional] Word modifier available for READ and WRITE
* Line continuation to next line (break at comma)
* Conditional compilation support

Note that the compiler is backward-compatible with PBASIC 2.0 code syntax.
If the
{$PBASIC 2.5} directive is not present, your programs will compile as with
the current (1.33) compiler.

Again, this is a public beta program. The compiler will come will essential
support information, but not the full help file. If you're not an
experienced PBASIC programmer you may want to wait for the full release and
the complete support package.

-- Jon Williams
-- Applications Engineer, Parallax


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Archiver

Jon,
Do you have any idea when the complete PBASIC 2.5 will be ready go
(post beta)?

--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, jonwms@a... wrote:
> It is our intention to release the first public beta of the BASIC
Stamp
> Compiler 2.0 that features PBASIC 2.5 this Friday, January 17,
2003. You
> will be able to download the compiler and essential support
information from
> our web site: <A HREF="www.parallax.com">www.parallax.com</A>.
>
> New language features:
>
> * {$PBASIC 2.x} directive
> * PIN type definition (simplifies use of IO pins)
> * IF...THEN...ELSE
> * DO...LOOP
> * SELECT...CASE
> * EXIT (terminates FOR...NEXT and DO...LOOP)
> * ON...GOSUB
> * ON...GOTO
> * [noparse][[/noparse]optional] Word modifier available for READ and WRITE
> * Line continuation to next line (break at comma)
> * Conditional compilation support
>
> Note that the compiler is backward-compatible with PBASIC 2.0 code
syntax.
> If the
> {$PBASIC 2.5} directive is not present, your programs will compile
as with
> the current (1.33) compiler.
>
> Again, this is a public beta program. The compiler will come will
essential
> support information, but not the full help file. If you're not an
> experienced PBASIC programmer you may want to wait for the full
release and
> the complete support package.
>
> -- Jon Williams
> -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
>
>
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Archiver

That will depend on how much feedback we get. We think that language works
... but a customer or two may prove otherwise.

-- Jon Williams
-- Parallax

In a message dated 1/13/2003 6:24:57 PM Central Standard Time,
romes1@j... writes:

> Jon,
> Do you have any idea when the complete PBASIC 2.5 will be ready go
> (post beta)?



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