Josh Koffman wrote:
> Hi all.
> 
> I'm a bit confused by exactly what MPLAB will let me do with a macro.
> I have a routine that I use for sending data to a shift register. Now
> I want to do two separate shift registers (not chained, different
> pins). So what I'd like to do is define a macro like this:
> 
> mShiftOut macro _data, _port, _ClockPin, _DataPin, LatchPin
> 
> If I did that, could I then use the following line within the macro?
> 
> bsf     _port,_ClockPin
> 
> It seems to assemble, I just don't have my board ready to test it yet.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Josh

Since it is a macro (which always is expanded into real code)
it will work. There will be one BSF instruction for each
"call" (which isn't a real call, of course) of the macro.
It would not have worked if the BSF was in e.g. a normal
subroutine (that is CALL'ed).
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