help - symbols with portc - picaxe28x1

[kittygobeep]

How can I assign a symbol to a portc output pin?

For example, something like this works:

symbol fish = 0
high fish
pause 1000
high portc 1

...and I'd like to use a symbol with portc too, but I've found the following does not work:

symbol blue =  portc 1
high blue

...because I get a syntax error in the line "symbol blue = portc 1".

Please help - how can I use symbols with portc (if it makes any difference, I want to use all of portc as outputs, in this way...)?
Thank you...

 

[Dave-nz2]

Try:

symbol blue = 1
high portc blue

portc needs to be explicitly stated.

 

[westaust55]

Dave-nz2 is correct.

from the manual 2

Symbols can be assigned to constant values, and can also be used as alias names for variables

So the SYMBOL command cannot be assigned to an IO as in portc 1
but can be used for the constant value part, ie the 1 (pin number)

 

[kittygobeep]

Thanks a lot!