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From: vakusolar@mus.ch (Georg Lachenmeier)
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Subject: Re: Assembly with Merlin
Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 07:32:29 +0200
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<bobryan9@my-dejanews.com> wrote:

> Can I define a character string in Merlin?

Yes (screen-copy from Merlin):
                           ___HELP_ON_PSEUDO.OPS___
 
String
------
ASC  "string"    = normal string
DCI  "string"    = last char inverted
FLS  "string"    = flashing format
INV  "string"    = inverse format
REV  "string"    = reversed order
STR  "string"    = leading byte
STRL "string"    = leading word
DATE 0-8         = date to object
FLO  "fp-string" = extended floating point number to object
 
Conditionals
------------
DO  expr  = do not assemble if 0
ELSE      = invert DO condition
FIN       = terminate last DO
IF  ?=?   = assemble if character match
 
..... Press RETURN for more, ESCAPE to quit.
 
> If I can, How can I access the individual characters in the string?
> 
> example:
> 
> Enemy1    DFS  "1a32bkd3"
> 
> How do I extract the 4th character, the "2"????
Enemy1      STR  "1a32bkd3"  ;Byte 0 = lenght
            ...
            ...
            LDX   #4
            LDA   Enemy1,X

> Does anyone have a Merlin manual they would sell, or photocopy for me?  I
> cannot find my manual.

I am in europa...

> Thanks,
> Bob
> Bobryan9@my-dejanews.com

George