Re: Programing the TI-85

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Programing the TI-85
From: "Williams, Matt" <Williams.Matt@CON-WAY.COM>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 09:55:20 -0800
Reply-To: "Williams, Matt" <Williams.Matt@CON-WAY.COM>

Yes, that is your problem.  You need to add an END statement before you
us the GOTO.  It is best not to use a GOTO at all, but if you must, you
need to add an END statement before you use GOTO and after 4->H.

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>From:  thomas f obrien[SMTP:tfobrien@mindspring.com]
>Reply To:      tfobrien@mindspring.com
>Sent:  Saturday, February 21, 1998 6:56 PM
>To:    CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
>Subject:       Programing the TI-85
>
>    I have a serious problem here.  Lets say i want to make a program
>that moves a "0" around the screen.  When you press the up arrow, it
>makes a continuos motion upwards, same for left and so on, it moves
>while you arn't pressing a key.  Now i have written this program in many
>ways and everytime i get the same problem.
>
>4->R
>10->C
>1->H
>Lbl A
>ClLCD
>If H==1
>C-1->C
>If H==2
>R-1->R
>If H==3
>C+1->C
>If H==4
>R+1->R
>Outpt(R,C,"0")
>0->Z
>While Z==0
>getKy->Z
>If Z==24
>1->H
>If Z==24
>2->H
>If Z==26
>3->H
>If Z==34
>4->H
>Goto A
>
>When i run this program, it starts out fast and gets slower and slower,
>something keeps adding to the memory while it is running. How do you fix
>this? I think the While statement is the problem though.
>