Using Hserout on 20x2 to send text and variable

[sodeaf]

Hey Guys, I have been trying to figure this out for 2 hours and come up with nothing. So I have to call on the experts,... I know I will kick myself when I see the proper solution for its probably extremely easy or close to what I have tried already without success. My Project consists of 2 Picaxe chips 28x2 which is the master sending data to 20x2 via the Serout/Serin Command then the 20X2 will send that data via HSEROUT to a Thermal Printer. I have the thermal printer working great if I send the following sting

hserout 0, ("03/14/2015|17:38|TICKET#9610|VALID FOR 60 DAYS|")

The data I am receiving from the 28X2 Master is the current Date/Time, I am receiving that data Via the Serin Command into Variables B1-B8

serin C.5,N2400,B1,B2,B3,B4,B5,B6,B7,B8
MM,DD,YY,YY,HH,MM,SS b8 is a generic command

Now I am trying to send those variables directly to printer (Not using B7(Seconds) or Generic Variable)

hserout 0, ({#}}B1,"/"{#}B2,"/"{#}B3,{#}B4,"|"{#}B5,":",{#}B6,"|TICKET#9610|VALID FOR 60 DAYS|")

But it doesn't work, and of course I have tried several variations of this with no luck

IN PE it gives me this highlighted help box with shows this

HSEROUT break, ({#}variable,{#}variable,........) So i tried to use this without any luck..

Can someone please help me..

Thanks In advance

Steve

 

[srnet]

It would be helpful if you published the code you are actually using, on all the PICAXEs.

And explain what you mean by "But it doesn't work", what actually happens ?

 

[sodeaf]

Hey there,

It doesn't work because I get an error when I hit the "Check" Button, and it indicates the error is right at the first "#" in the code line

Thanks

 

[Buzby]

Is your line exactly as you've posted it ?

ie : hserout 0, ({#}}B1,"/"{#}B2,"/"{#}B3,{#}B4,"|"{#}B5,":",{#}B6,"|TICKET#9610|VALI D FOR 60 DAYS|")

or more like it it should be ,

hserout 0, (#B1,"/",#B2,"/",#B3,#B4,"|",#B5,":",#B6,"|TICKET#9610|VALI D FOR 60 DAYS|")

 

[sodeaf]

Hey there,

Thanks for the help, I tired yours and it worked, I could swear I tried that exact thing but still got errors, but with yours it worked out.. Thanks again.. something so simple.

 

[srnet]

So do you mean you get a 'Syntax Check Failed' message ?

If so then its likely because the curly brackets in the manual indicate an optional item, you dont actually enter the curly brackets themselves.

So you would actually enter in PE;

hserout 0, (#B1,"/",#B2 etc.