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matherp
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Please can I encourage everyone to try V6.00.00RC15 and report any issues. This version will become the 6.00.00 final release unless any bugs are reported. Historically I make a release and only then bugs are found. I'd like to avoid this -this time!

Please don't bother asking for any changes.......


PicoMiteRP2040V6.00.00RC15.zip



PicoMiteRP2350V6.00.00RC15.zip
 
andreas

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  matherp said  Please can I encourage everyone to try V6.00.00RC15 and report any issues. This version will become the 6.00.00 final release unless any bugs are reported. Historically I make a release and only then bugs are found. I'd like to avoid this -this time!

Please don't bother asking for any changes.......


PicoMiteRP2040V6.00.00RC15.zip



PicoMiteRP2350V6.00.00RC15.zip


Is it correct that counter variables used within sub routines are not local by default?

' local variable test

Dim i = 99

Print "i=";i

Sub test()
Local i = 0
For i = 1 To 10
 Print i
Next i
End Sub


test()

Print "i=";i


results correctly in:

i= 99
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
i= 99

If local i=0 within the sub is commented out, then the global i is used within the for next.
I don't know why my expectation is that the a counter variable within a sub is always local to the sub - but may be this has its origin from other programming languages ;-)


' local variable test

Dim i = 99

Print "i=";i

Sub test()
'Local i = 0
For i = 1 To 10
 Print i
Next i
End Sub


test()

Print "i=";i


> run
i= 99
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
i= 11

so the sub has modified my "global" i.

-andreas
 
Martin H.

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  andreas said  
Is it correct that counter variables used within sub routines are not local by default?

Hello Andreas,

Yes,

as long as you dont declare them as local within a Sub or Function, they are global

Cheers
Martin
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andreas

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  Martin H. said  
  andreas said  
Is it correct that counter variables used within sub routines are not local by default?

Hello Andreas,

Yes,

as long as you dont declare them as local within a Sub or Function, they are global

Cheers
Martin


may be dangerous. if you have a complex program (longer than 1 page;) and some subroutines then you have to take care that all subroutine-variables are declared 'local' otherwise you risk funny value changes in the main program.

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Any variable not defined as local is global, including a loop counter. Same in every version of MMbasic that has ever been released
 
stanleyella

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2350V6.00.00RC15 on power up screen message
[1] Keypad 2
Error : Invalid syntax
>UK usb keyboard connected on channel 1

no copywrite Geoff, Peter message
>
option list
PicoMiteHDMI MMBasic USB Version 6.00.00RC15
OPTION SERIAL CONSOLE COM2,GP8,GP9
OPTION AUTORUN  ON
OPTION FLASH SIZE 4194304
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION KEYBOARD UK, 0, 0, 600, 150
OPTION CPUSPEED (KHz) 315000
OPTION HDMI PINS  1, 3, 7, 5
OPTION SDCARD GP22, GP6, GP7, GP4
OPTION AUDIO GP26,GP27', ON PWM CHANNEL 5
OPTION MODBUFF ENABLE  192
Edited 2024-11-10 05:17 by stanleyella
 
andreas

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  matherp said  Any variable not defined as local is global, including a loop counter. Same in every version of MMbasic that has ever been released


I understand. Sometimes I use python ;-)

(may be interesting in this regard: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/global-local-variables-python/ )

-andreas
 
javavi

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Attempting to enter a date or time into system variables using the ENTER command results in an error both in the command line and from the program.

> ? Date$
01-01-2000
> INPUT Date$
? 09-11-2024
Error : Variable name

> ? Time$
00:20:02
> INPUT Time$
? 21:54
Error : Variable name

Forgive me if it should be like this, I am a complete ZERO in MMBasic programming :)
 
TassyJim

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  javavi said  Attempting to enter a date or time into system variables using the ENTER command results in an error both in the command line and from the program.

You can't use a function name for a variable name.
try:
> time$ = "07:10"
> print time$
07:10:07
> input tmp$ : time$ = tmp$
? 07:15
> print time$
07:15:06
>

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stanleyella

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I used flash-nuke-uf2 and reflashed and now just the normal boot message geoff, peter.
copied option list first.
I tried OPTION KEYBOARD UK, 0, 0, 0, 0
but it reverts to OPTION KEYBOARD UK, 0, 0, 600, 150
> option list
PicoMiteHDMI MMBasic USB Version 6.00.00RC15
OPTION SERIAL CONSOLE COM2,GP8,GP9
OPTION FLASH SIZE 4194304
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION KEYBOARD UK, 0, 0, 600, 150
OPTION CPUSPEED (KHz) 315000
OPTION HDMI PINS  1, 3, 7, 5
OPTION SDCARD GP22, GP6, GP7, GP4
OPTION AUDIO GP26,GP27', ON PWM CHANNEL 5
 
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  TassyJim said  You can't use a function name for a variable name.

So these are functions!?! And in some places they behave like variables!?
time$ = "07:10"

Edited 2024-11-10 06:29 by javavi
 
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They are listed under Functions in the manual. :)
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JanVolk
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Time$ and Date$ both appear in list commands and list functions.

Jan.
 
phil99

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  Quote  So these are functions!?! And in some places they behave like variables!?
I think most, if not all, functions behave like variables.
Their purpose is to return a value or string.
eg X = Sin(a)

Time$ is also a function as it returns a string.

> now$ = time$
> ? now$
06:47:35
>


  Quote  This version will become the 6.00.00 final release unless any bugs are reported.
So far no issues found.
Edited 2024-11-10 07:14 by phil99
 
stanleyella

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option keyboard uk,0,0,0,0 always gives OPTION KEYBOARD UK, 0, 0, 600, 150
same as hdmi usb

> option list
PicoMiteVGA MMBasic USB Edition  6.00.00RC15
OPTION SERIAL CONSOLE COM2,GP8,GP9
OPTION FLASH SIZE 4194304
OPTION COLOURCODE ON
OPTION KEYBOARD UK, 0, 0, 600, 150
OPTION CPUSPEED (KHz) 378000
OPTION SDCARD GP13, GP10, GP11, GP12
OPTION AUDIO GP0,GP1', ON PWM CHANNEL 0
 
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There is a diagnostic printf("Regex\r\n"); in the instr function

>
> list
Dim s$
Dim  a!
s$="123xyz789"
Print Instr(s$,"x.z",a!)
>
> run
Regex
4
>
>
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matherp
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Thanks - removed
 
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  Quote  2350V6.00.00RC15 on power up screen message
[1] Keypad 2
Error : Invalid syntax

You have option autorun set and the tokens have changed so the stored program is corrupt
 
Volhout
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Simply do a new FLASH SAVE. all will be fine after that.

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disco4now

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I have done a little bit of testing with CFunctions. They seem to be OK. An updated PicoCFunctions.h is attached.
The same file for both PICO and PIO2, there is one  #define to uncomment to use for the RP2350 i.e.

/***  Uncomment this define if using PICO2 Chip  ***/
#define PICORP2350

PicoCFunctions.zip

This is the commandline used for the PICO2.

"C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain\10 2021.10\bin\arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe" -c -mcpu=cortex-m33 --specs=nano.specs -mfloat-abi=softfp -mthumb -Wall -Wno-main -ffunction-sections -O0 -fPIC -I. %1.c -o %1.o
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 Goto Done

"C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain\10 2021.10\bin\arm-none-eabi-gcc.exe" -nostartfiles -T arm-gcc-link.ld -o %1.elf %1.o
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 Goto Done



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