50g

Thanks for your patience! After making the correction that you
recommended (eliminating the space between -> and STR ), the program
appears to function as expected. After executing, I have the value:
1 in the x-register.
I believe that the value: 1 is the code that XMIT
returns if the transmission was successful.
So from here the likely head-scratcher will be how to get the PC and
the target PC application to receive the string.
BTW, your knowledge of RPL and the 4x:50 family are impressive!

--- In 50g@yahoogroups.com, Dave Boyd <boydda@...> wrote:
>
> m2mbob wrote:
> > Thanks again! Part of my confusion did indeed come from missing
the
> > fact that the manual's description of XMIT uses ALG rather than
RPN...
> >
> > I still find, however, that if I write the program and then press
> > [ENTER], I get this error message:
> > Invalid Syntax
> >
> > For example (in RPN mode):
> > 3
> > 7
> > 5
> > [ENTER] (stores value 375 in x-reg.)
> > [right-shift][+] (<< >> to enter program mode)
> > [right-shift][0] (the -> character)
>
> ...and a space, which you don't want. So now you [backspace], and
then...
>
> > [ALPHA][APLHA] (prepares to input the next characters)
> > S
> > T
> > R
>
> And now you have ->STR, instead of -> STR.
>
> Also, you may (or may not) find it quicker just to hold down the
alpha
> key and press S, T, R, in sequence, then let go of the alpha key.
You
> can even keep it held down while typing the numbers and [+], [-],
and
> [*] (alas, the [/] key is shared with Z).
>
> > [SPC] (signals the end of the "STR" argument)
> > [right-shift][SYMB] (the CAT menu)
> > (scroll to) XMIT
>
> Or, instead of scrolling to XMIT from wherever you were last, just
hold
> the ALPHA key and press X, to get you to X in the catalog more
quickly.
> (You can also press [right-shift][0] to go the entries starting
with
> -> to get to ->STR.)
>
> > [ENTER] (selects the XMIT command)
> > (or skip the CAT menu and just type XMIT)
>
> That's easier, yes.
>
> <snip>
>
> > So either ->, ->STR, or XMIT needs something that I'm not
providing.
> >
> > Here, in advance, is the the big DUH that I will emit when
somebody
> > points out whatever bonehead mistake I'm making!
>
> No need for that!
>
>
> --
> Dave Boyd
> "If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall
> like a house of cards. Checkmate." -Capt. Zapp Brannigan,
D.O.O.P.
>