Ed - I went the same route as you looking for Basic compilers but couldnt find one to "scrounge" to see if I got on with it. I ended up learning by example (and there are a lot of them around on PicList) to program in Assembler. It is suprisingly easy to pick up and within a couple of weeks, I'd managed to design a tacho, speedometer, interface with a LCD and get some pretty complex calculations worked out for a thermistor based thermometer. Its a rapid learning curve (I'm a VB programmer at heart) and some things may seem a little weird but very soon everything starts to click into place and you're up and running. Get a good book on Pic Assembler, give it a go - I would never look back now and buy a copy of BASIC to program the PICs with. I'm writing 3-4000 line programs purely in MPLAB with only a few months behind me and its all self taught or learnt off code examples on Piclist. Regards Dominic ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Edmondson" To: Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: PIC: Which Basic Compiler to Purchase? > I have been looking at the different PIC "BASIC" compilers and even > subscribed to some of the available lists. > > The question is which is the best and most functional "BASIC" compiler > available for a user wanting to stay with the BASIC language, MPLAB and a PIC > Start Plus programmer? > > I noticed that the MEL basic is already supported in the MPLAB software. Is > this indicative of the quality of their BASIC language or just because it is > more prevalent? > > Any comments, suggestions or whatever welcome. > > Thanks, > Ed > > Dr. Edwin (Ed) A. Edmondson, P.hD. > 1410 West 11th Street > Apt. 6 > Alamosa, Colorado 81101-3375 > Phone: 001-719-587-0130 > Fax: 001-719-587-0626 > E-mail: ee0035jr@aol.com > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu