----- Original Message -----
From: David Kott <dkott@TESTPROD.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: PRINTF


> >You want to print to a string?  Does the CCS compiler not have a sprintf
> function?
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >>How can i redirect the printf output of CCS C COMPILER for a string?
> >>
> >>Miguel
>
> No.  The CCS PCM compiler does not come with a sprintf function.  I too
> would also like to be able to print to a string.  However, I ended up
> writing my own sprintf to handle my output when I needed it piped to
> something other than a serial port.
---> CCS PCM only outputs printf's (puts, gets and the like as well) to a
serial
> port, software or silicon.
>

To the LCD too!


> The printf "function" is handled directly by the compiler at compile-time.
> The formatting string is parsed by the compiler.. there is no runtime
> interpretation.
>
> -d