Carriage-return on a BS1

mojorizing

The following code doesn't compile because of the "CR" or carriage-return

SEROUT  1, T2400, ("!AT0CIP:192.168.120.250",  CR)

I'm using a BS1 with Basic Stamp software ver 2.3.9

What gives? I thought CR was a valid command.....

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Steve Joblin

is it because of the spaces between the comma and thr "CR"?

mojorizing

No, the use of the space was taken from examples of the SEROUT command in the folders included in the BS IDE software. I tried without the space, still won't complile. I haven't used a BS1 in years, I just need it to load configuration into a SimpleLAN.

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Steve Joblin

Here is a code snippit from the HELP section of the Parallax Editor... can you try this and see if it compiles?

SEROUT 1, N2400, ("HELLO", CR)

mojorizing

Hi Steve,
I just tried that, it doesn't like the CR, it expects a constant or variable. Substituting with the number 13 makes it work because 13= CR in Ascii, but I'd still like to know why it's not taking CR.

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Steve Joblin

me too! seems strange!

Anyone around that isn't out tricker-treating that can help this poor guy? Anyone? Anyone?

Mike Green

The BS1 actually uses a separate (and older) compiler than the BS2. The IDE just invokes the proper "tokenizer" for the processor being used. I suspect that CR is not predefined in the BS1 compiler. Just define it as a symbol: "SYMBOL CR = 13".

mojorizing

I think you're right, Mike. Looking back on some early docs. on the BS1, that's how a carriage return is handled.

Thanks for the replies.

Kevin

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