Too many long constants - What The !!!

Please explain.

Becuase the manuals definition, is not heart warming

Error C254: Too many long constants
The maximum number of long constants has been exceeded.

There is a max?
What is it?

I have many constants I have defined, never got this compile error. Only started getting it once I started to reference more constants in my Modules.

Is this a limitation to the logic engine in HomeGate?

Is there a way around this ??

 

Can one of the CIS members please help.

I have had to eliminate much of my functionality, in order to get around this compile error.

Cheers

 

Long constants include such things as real numbers, large integers and string constants. The logic engine has a limit of 200 of these inside the body of a procedure or the modules combined.

I will get the help file updated to clarify this and other error messages.

 

Thanks Darren,

This may be a silly question. Correct me if I'm wrong. If I am exceeding the limit, I could just ignore the constants, and write the actual value in the Modules.

I know that would defeat the purpose of a Constant, and it would be a pain having to Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V the values everywhere I want to utilse them, but at least it gives me the opp, to use all my functionality.

 

Don't go replacing defined constants with numbers and so on, as it won't solve the problem. The limit applies to all strings etc regardless of whether they were defined in the constants section or not.

 

This is a serious limitation.

Yes, I have learnt this the hard way.

Darren, so what is my next step?

I am halfway through the programming, and already I have exceeded the limit.

Is there a way to construct, then de-construct these strings. So the compiler see's that I will never exceed my limit, I will only have certain modules activated, at any one time. Therefore, when running, will never exceed the 200 max limit.

 

Ashleigh is correct.

I can only suggest that you send your code into tech support (marked to my attention) so that we can see why you are having this problem. Nobody else has had this problem before...

 

Thanks guys,

I will review the code, and see if it can be done some other way, using the built in facilities. If I run out of ideas, I will send in the code.

Regards,
Rich

 

I can not find any other way of sending a RS232 String, without utilising a String Constant.

Please let me know if I am wrong.

 

You are correct.

Send your project archive into tech support and ask them to get me to have a look.