Did you try defining a local var count within the function to see if the 
error goes away?

Mark

Ariel Rocholl wrote:
> Your function has an obvious dependency on "count" variable being globally
> defined.
>
> Have you defined it on the new program before this function is declared?
>
> 2010/2/25 sergio masci <smplx@allotrope.net>
>
>   
>> On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Jason Hsu wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> The code is as follows:
>>>
>>> void delay_1_msec (void)
>>>       {
>>>       count = 110;
>>>       while (count>0)
>>>               {
>>>               count--;
>>>               }
>>>       }
>>>
>>> Everything compiles and works when I use this function declaration in
>>>       
>> Program A.
>>     
>>> I have a second program, Program B that also works as expected.
>>>
>>> However, when I cut and paste this code snippet from Program A to
>>> Program B (which also worked), Program B refuses to compile (even with
>>> the line calling the function commented out).  The errors I'm getting
>>> are:
>>> no identifier in declaration
>>>
>>> missing basic type; int assumed
>>>
>>> ";" expected
>>>
>>> Given that this same code worked in another program, I doubt that this
>>> is a syntax error.  Yes, I have declared the variable count as an
>>> unsigned char.  In fact, I have a similar pre-existing function in
>>> Program B that caused no problems.  The function declaration is:
>>>
>>> void delay_20_usec(void)
>>>       {
>>>       count = 2;
>>>       while (count>0)
>>>               {
>>>               count--;
>>>               }
>>>       }
>>>
>>> What am I overlooking?
>>>       
>> Check your source code (including header files) to see if 'delay_1_msec'
>> has been delared as a macro (or manifest constant).
>>
>> Check that you have actually inserted the code in a place that is valid.
>>
>> e.g.
>>
>>        int     fred
>>                bert;
>>
>> changed to
>>
>>
>>        int     fred
>>
>> void delay_1_msec (void)
>>        {
>>        count = 110;
>>        while (count>0)
>>                {
>>                count--;
>>                }
>>        }
>>
>>
>>                 bert;
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Sergio masci
>>
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