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pinkfloyd11

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:06 pm    Post subject: Porting code from VB6 to Bascom Reply with quote

Dear Friends

I'm porting a program from VB6 to Bascom AVR.
Now when compile the follow code I have "Invalid Datatype Error"

MSCOMM1.Output = Chr(2) & Chr(3) & Chr(4)
Stringaloopback = Chr(2) & Chr(3) & Chr(4)

Which is the correct way in Bascom?

Thanks
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Evert :-)

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bonjorno,

MSCOMM1.Output = Chr(2) & Chr(3) & Chr(4)
Print Chr(2) ; Chr(3) ; Chr(4)

Stringaloopback = Chr(2) & Chr(3) & Chr(4)
Stringaloopback = Chr(2) + Chr(3) + Chr(4)

That's it.

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AdrianJ

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your second example will not work in Bascom. The compiler will only parse two variables per statement.

Stringaloopback = Chr(2) + Chr(3) + Chr(4)

has to be written

Stringaloopback = chr(2) + chr(3) 'combine the first two

Stringaloopback = Stringaloopback + chr(4) 'add the next one on

You often need some temporary variables to get over this limitation

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:19 pm    Post subject: Porting CRC Function in Bascom from VB Reply with quote

dear Friends,

1)
Error: type expected [string *1]
Error: type expected [string *30]
Why??

2)
Since I don't know the length of string "stringa_dati", since here there isn't string type like in VB, can I use a "big" string like String * 30 and after do a trim??




Declare Function Crc(byval Stringa_dati As String * 30) As String * 1


Function Crc(byval Stringa_dati As String * 30) As String * 1

stringa_dati=trim(stringa_dati)
........
Crc= chr(my computation)

End Function
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You will have to post a bit more of your code, so we can see where the errors occur.
But in general, you have to remember you are dealing with a *very* small processor by comparison with a PC. VB will allow you to define a string up to around 2 GB, essentially unlimited, for all practical purposes. RAM limitations in an AVR will never allow this. So you always have to define all your variables in advance, so the compiler can allocate space, and get a chance to warn you if you exceed the allowable RAM.
Yes of course you can define a string 'long enough' and then use only a small part of it.
One other thing, when passing strings to a Sub or Function, always pass ByRef, then you only pass the address of the string, and can use any part of it inside the Sub/Function. When you pass ByVal, the whole string needs to be put on the stack. You quickly run out of stack, even if Bascom allows it ( which I doubt )

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:20 am    Post subject: Error in declare function Reply with quote

Dear Friends

the error are:

Type Expected [String * 1] in line 93
Type Expected [String * 30] in line 93

And this is the code

93: Declare Function Crc(byref Stringa_dati As String * 30) As String * 1


Public Function Crc(byref Stringa_dati As String * 30) As String * 1
Dim i As Integer
Dim somma As Integer
Dim Moltiplicatore As Integer

For i = 1 To Len(Stringa_dati)
somma = somma + Asc(Mid(Stringa_dati, i, 1))
Next

If ((somma / 256) - (Int(somma / 256))) = 0 Then
CRC = Chr(0)
Else
Moltiplicatore = Int(somma / 256) + 1
CRC = Chr((256 * Moltiplicatore) - somma)
End If

End Function
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Luciano

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Try the code below in the Bascom simulator.
Once you have done that, try to change BYVAL in BYREF.

Best regards,

Luciano

Code:
$regfile = "m48def.dat"
$crystal = 4000000
$baud = 9600

$hwstack = 32
$swstack = 16
$framesize = 40

Declare Function ColoreFrutta(Byval TipoFrutto As String) As String

Dim Frutto As String * 15


Do

   Frutto = "Banana"
   Print "Colore del frutto " ; Frutto ; " = " ; ColoreFrutta(Frutto)

   Frutto = "Mela"
   Print "Colore del frutto " ; Frutto ; " = " ; ColoreFrutta(Frutto)

   Print "Colore del frutto " ; "Limone" ; " = " ; ColoreFrutta("Limone")


Loop


End



Function ColoreFrutta(Byval TipoFrutto As String) As String

  If TipoFrutto = "Banana" then
     ColoreFrutta = "giallo"
  Endif

  If TipoFrutto = "Mela" then
     ColoreFrutta = "rosso giallo oppure verde"
  Endif

  If TipoFrutto = "Limone" then
     ColoreFrutta = "giallo oppure verde"
  Endif

End Function
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