On 12/03/2011 14:41, rchadwic wrote:
> With the statement located at POSITION A, it does the WHILE loop once; to
> repeat requires reloading the program. I am expecting the program to repe=
at
> each time I push RUN; it doesn't.

It will stop at the while(1) as Isaac mentioned, and you will need to=20
reset to run again (toggle MCLR or power)
This sounds normal.

> With the statement located at POSITION B, I get an  OUT OF RANGE  indicat=
ion
> on the Watch window. A count of 30 was expected. Repeat requires reloadin=
g
> the program.

Do you mean out of scope? (you say that in the comments)
If you are in the while(1) loop then it is likely the variable is out of=20
scope - try a breakpoint just after the variable.

> With the statement located at POSITION C, it will not compile and I get a
> syntax error that has not responded to typing error checks, research, and
> checks of the preceding line of code.

You need to declare the variables at the start of a scope block (for=20
C89, which I believe C18 is compatible with)


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