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G8JCF

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Posted: 12:21pm 20 Jun 2014

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Hi

I've just got the Too Many Subs and Functions error on a uMite and the only way I could clear it was to do a reset as per page 15 of the Micromite User Manual and then comment out unused Subs/Funcs from my library and then reload the programme.

Typing "NEW" just kept coming back with the same Error message.

It would be great if MMBasic caught this error and gracefully handled it rather than requiring a reset, eg allowed a NEW.

@TassyJim, Please
Is there any chance MMEdit could

1) Warn that there are too many Subs/Functions as per Page 33 Micromite User Manual PRIOR to downloading the code to the uMite ? and similarly for the Maximite although hitting the limits with the Maximite is much less likely

2) Auto-Crunch unused Subs/Funcs from the download to the uMite

I must admit I got a real fright and thought I'd bricked my uMite (I only have a PicKit 2), but the Reset does work thank goodness.

Many thanks

Peter - GM8JCF

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Geoffg

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Posted: 12:44pm 20 Jun 2014

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Interesting bug that you have found there (if you can call any damn bug "interesting").

When you enter NEW or EDIT at the command line MMBasic treats it as if it is running a short program consisting of one command. When it runs a program the first thing that the interpreter does is build a table of the sub/funs in the program stored in flash - this is so that it can immediately jump to them when they are called without having to scan the program. Your problem was that there were too many sub/funs which did not even allow the NEW command to get started.

Sorry for giving you a fright, I will fix this in the next version - and increase the number of sub/funs allowed.

Geoff

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G8JCF

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Posted: 12:51pm 20 Jun 2014

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Hi Geoff

That was quick ! Thank you.

I can see the merit of how subs/funcs get located and very useful for entering stuff in immediate mode.

What about a statement "RESET" which does what shorting pins 11&12 does ?

Hope all is well

Peter

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TassyJim

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Posted: 03:02pm 20 Jun 2014

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G8JCF said
@TassyJim, Please
Is there any chance MMEdit could

1) Warn that there are too many Subs/Functions as per Page 33 Micromite User Manual PRIOR to downloading the code to the uMite ? and similarly for the Maximite although hitting the limits with the Maximite is much less likely

2) Auto-Crunch unused Subs/Funcs from the download to the uMite

Many thanks

Peter - GM8JCF

Something like this in the Variable report:

Functions: 2
Subroutines: 25
Total: 27

Variable Type Referred to in line:
InitBCDLib S 17 439
DivConst 19 21 97 267

etc

See the V3.4.14 update post.

Jim

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G8JCF

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Posted: 03:34pm 20 Jun 2014

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Got it

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