I own & use mikroelektronica Pascal. I like it. The support is great. The marketing plan is great: no charge for up grades. Nice IDE. Hardware available that allows really quick compile - test cycles. Unfortunately, it is (like all other embedded compilers) a limited subset of the "real" Pascal. It lacks the following: With statements Variant Records A DEFINE compiler directive like c and a few others. John Ferrell W8CCW "Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue." -Barry Goldwater "You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note." -Doug Floyd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan B. Pearce" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:36 AM Subject: Re: Re [PIC]using BREAK in 'C' >> I think we all agree that's where we are today. All my point is that >> while we may be forced to use C today, we should complain about it >> whenever possible. > > Complaining that their is no alternative does nothing useful. A better > proposition would be to work with someone like Mikroelektronika who do a > Pascal for PICs, to help them improve it, and maybe even port it to other > processors, which may help it get the critical mass ... > > http://www.mikroe.com/en/compilers/mikropascal/pic/ > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist