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program error ?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2004-03-14 19:07 in General Discussion
I am following the course material from the pbasic 2.0 version
(microcontroller book) on trying to run a two LED Program the (if
then)where it will operate both leds depending on high low condition
of two seperate switches, I getan error on the (then) part where it
comes up as (ERROR -expected ":" or end of line!. I am following the
program in the book exactly as it is typed and there are no words
that follow "then" such as - then main as an exemple? I am new at
this and have been through the book and help sections but cannot
correct this to run the program? Help! -.. I have and am running
pbasic 2.5 but I believe book is 2.0 but I just purchased in march.

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-03-14 17:13
    Hello,

    Can you post your code here so I can see what it looks like? I could
    help you better that way and have a better idea of where the error
    may be in your program.

    Lu Kwan

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "alykatz2003" <alykatz2003@y...>
    wrote:
    > I am following the course material from the pbasic 2.0 version
    > (microcontroller book) on trying to run a two LED Program the (if
    > then)where it will operate both leds depending on high low
    condition
    > of two seperate switches, I getan error on the (then) part where
    it
    > comes up as (ERROR -expected ":" or end of line!. I am following
    the
    > program in the book exactly as it is typed and there are no words
    > that follow "then" such as - then main as an exemple? I am new at
    > this and have been through the book and help sections but cannot
    > correct this to run the program? Help! -.. I have and am running
    > pbasic 2.5 but I believe book is 2.0 but I just purchased in march.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-03-14 19:07
    If you're using 2.0 syntax, then set the $PBASIC directive to 2.0. The
    reason that you're getting this error is that 2.5 syntax very strictly
    enforces label requirement, like the use of a colon at the end of a
    label (this was not required under PBASIC 2.0 syntax).

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
    -- Dallas Office


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    I am following the course material from the pbasic 2.0 version
    (microcontroller book) on trying to run a two LED Program the (if
    then)where it will operate both leds depending on high low condition
    of two seperate switches, I getan error on the (then) part where it
    comes up as (ERROR -expected ":" or end of line!. I am following the
    program in the book exactly as it is typed and there are no words
    that follow "then" such as - then main as an exemple? I am new at
    this and have been through the book and help sections but cannot
    correct this to run the program? Help! -.. I have and am running
    pbasic 2.5 but I believe book is 2.0 but I just purchased in march.
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