Re: merlin ASC command... force hibit clear?

[Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net>]

In article <1172515893.790385.125630@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
 aiiadict@gmail.com wrote:

> data asc "A"
> 
> puts ascii A with hibit set at address : data
> 
> can I force it to put an A char without hibit set?
> 
> Rich

Yes. 

data asc "A" ; Double-quote = hi bit set

data asc 'A' ; Single-quote = hi bit clear

And then there's the sweetness of dci - 
data dci "This String" ; All except "g" = hi bit set, "g" = clear
data dci 'This String' ; All except "g" = hi bit clear, "g" = set

*REALLY* handy for outputting strings -

Assuming the first (double-quote) form:
     ldx #0
loop lda data,x
     bpl done
     jsr cout
     bmi loop
done ora #$80
     jsr cout
 ; fall out - done

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