Of course, that should have been:
http://piclist.org/techref/microchip/language/c/stringformat.htm

Rolf

Rolf wrote:
> Have a look at:
>
> file:///C:/Repository/NikonSB/StringFormat.html
>
> Made my C program a chunk smaller by re-using strings in messages 
> (stored as tables in program memory....). I wrote it with C18 in mind, 
> but will probably be useful for HitechC as well.
>
> (Especially if you say your menu system is obese).
>
> Rolf
>
> Brent Brown wrote:
>   
>> My comments below on various replies..
>>   
>>   
>> [snip]
>> Interesting idea... so I did a quick test to try it.
>> Compiling for PIC16F88 --> 3669 words (89.6% of 4096 words).
>> Compiling for PIC18F1320 --> 3511 words (85.7% of 4096 words).
>> Used Hi-Tech PICC and PICC-18 Compilers. Commented out about a dowzen lines 
>> that wouldn;t compile without some tweaking. Not a huge difference in code size 
>> although it does at least tend to confirm that 18F programs can be more size 
>> efficient as one might expect.
>>
>> Other bit's and pieces... I'm not using floats, printf or any large data structures. My 
>> menu structure is not great but not obese either. The one thing that pushed me over 
>> the top was adding CRC checking for my 1 wire temperature sensors -  needed it 
>> because I'm getting the occasional erroneous result. This adds about 300 program 
>> words.
>>
>> Having made some improvements and nips/tucks in other areas I think I will keep 
>> plodding along and get as much code as possible squeeezed in to my prototype(s) - 
>> gotta be working by the end of this week! After that I'll have to look at a bigger 
>> micro, new PCB, seems like there are a few possibilities.
>>
>> It's a shame I can't find anything about a PIC16F89. A couple of ICE vendors make 
>> pods described as being for PIC16F87/88/89 so perhaps this is something 
>> scheduled for the future, and just maybe the difference is it has larger Flash? Can't 
>> help the feeling that I've read about it somewhere.
>>
>> Thanks all for the tips.
>>   
>>     
>
>   

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