In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, George Herzog wrote:

Somewhere along the way, I assumed that SX/B would be an easy and useful tool to quickly deploy a program on an SX and then be able to later study the results in SX-Key assembly language to further improve my knowledge.
 

I had hopes that SX/B would be a bridge to learning more about SX-Key assembler.

 

In fact, I have found myself telling other people that it could be done.

But it doesn't seem as easy as I had hoped for.

 

The CNTL + L or View List command is central to this.

When one has an SX/B program, the CNTL + L shows the code as compiled.

[CNTL  + L also does this in SX-Key]

 

When I am in SX/B, I can use the command to get a listing of the compiled assembly language on the screen, but I cannot print it out, copy and paste, or save a copy to file.

 

These features would allow me to do a lot more learning and more programing.

 

For instance, I was just looking at the SERIN and SEROUT commands with serious intent of modifying them to accept parity.  I know I can use other code for this study project [Guenther's book has good examples without parity], but I think you understand what I am trying to accomplish.  Not only would I like to add parity, but I would like to be able to later insert that code into other SX/B programs if needed.

 

So, the question is whether or not the 'View List' command will ever support these three things -- print out, copy & paste, and save to file.

 

I think it would enhance the usefulness of the whole SX-Key IDE.

 

As it stands now,  I either have to work with what is on the screen and try to memorize it.  Or I have to use a 'CNTL PrtSC' to get the image of one screen image sent to Word file and then to my printer.

 

Either way, there is a lot of wasted time and effort.  As a result, I keep backing away from using SX/B and devote myself to SX-KEY assembler.

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