Hello, today i was going to try to organize my code and put code into a header file and include it like so (#include "Name.h") and all worked fine... but when i open the file it listed errors, it didn't list errors in the main program though. This is were i got confused. Is ROBOTC unable to work with .h? Dose this all ways happen and I just ignore the errors because they are not in the main program? Or is this just a human error? Thank you for your response!!!

I use header files very often. Just make sure you use fewer than 14 files in total in your program and you should be fine.

Regards,
Xander

RobotC should have no problems with .h files; however if you have definitions, variables, functions, motors, etc., that are referenced in the header then when you open the header file alone you will get errors because the RobotC compiler doesn't know enough to go and look in the main program file because it isn't (and can't be) "included" in the header.

Unlike some well established IDEs (*hem* Visual Studio *hem* *hem* NetBeans *hem*), RobotC doesn't have the idea of a "project" file that keeps track of all the files in your project and thus knows where all of your definitions are, avoiding such errors; rather it leaves you to create the files by hand and only looks in the current file and includes for definitions. RobotC also FOOLISHLY compiles the program when you open it (find me an established IDE that does this and I will eat my heart out); so that's also why you get errors left in right when dealing with includes.

Just be sure to avoid circular includes and stick to the 14 file limit and you should be fine.

Thank you , I was starting to panic. I don't like errors and debuging can be a real pain. I can say I am relived!

Glad to be of service. . I know that RobotC doesn't give programmers, espicially those unfamiliar with programming, much help in dealing with its hard core, down-and-dirty brand of programming. We get no help with this editor and the debugger can barely be called a debugger in my opinion. Oh well, just keep on treking, or typing as the case were.