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If I use Label_Bank_Resets = on, the data from cdata is not assigned to the vector, and if I set Label_Bank_Resets = off, it is assigned correctly.



Device = 18F2550
Declare Xtal = 48
Declare Optimiser_Level = 3

Declare Label_Bank_Resets = On

Declare Create_Coff On


Dim u As Byte
Dim b[3] As Byte

 For u = 0 To 2   
  b[u] = CRead dato + u
 Next u 

End
 
dato:

CData 0x01, 0x02 , 0x03

;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;**** Added by Fuse Configurator ****
; Use the Fuse Configurator plug-in to change these settings

Config_Start
  PLLDIV = 5 ;Divide by 5 (20 MHz oscillator input)
  CPUDIV = OSC1_PLL2 ;[Primary Oscillator Src: /1][96 MHz PLL Src: /2]
  USBDIV = 2 ;USB clock source comes from the 96 MHz PLL divided by 2
  FOSC = HSPLL_HS ;HS oscillator, PLL enabled (HSPLL)
  FCMEN = OFF ;Fail-Safe Clock Monitor disabled
  IESO = OFF ;Oscillator Switchover mode disabled
  PWRT = On     ;PWRT enabled
  BOR = OFF  ;Brown-out Reset disabled in hardware and software
  BORV = 3     ;Minimum setting 2.05V
  VREGEN = On ;USB voltage regulator enabled
  WDT = OFF  ;WDT enabled (control is placed on the SWDTEN bit)
  WDTPS = 32768 ;1:32768
  CCP2MX = On ;CCP2 input/output is not multiplexed with RB3
  PBADEN = OFF ;PORTB<4:0> pins are configured as digital I/O on Reset
  LPT1OSC = On ;Timer1 configured for higher power operation
  MCLRE = On ;MCLR pin enabled; RE3 input pin disabled
  STVREN = OFF ;Stack full/underflow will not cause Reset
  LVP = OFF     ;Single-Supply ICSP disabled
  XINST = OFF ;Instruction set extension and Indexed Addressing mode disabled (Legacy mode)
  Debug = OFF ;Background debugger disabled, RB6 and RB7 configured as general purpose I/O pins
  Cp0 = On ;Block 0 (000800-001FFFh) is not code-protected
  CP1 = On ;Block 1 (002000-003FFFh) is not code-protected
  CP2 = On ;Block 2 (004000-005FFFh) is not code-protected
  CP3 = On ;Block 3 (006000-007FFFh) is not code-protected
  CPB = On ;Boot block (000000-0007FFh) is not code-protected
  CPD = OFF ;Data EEPROM is not code-protected
  WRT0 = On ;Block 0 (000800-001FFFh) is not write-protected
  WRT1 = On ;Block 1 (002000-003FFFh) is not write-protected
  WRT2 = On ;Block 2 (004000-005FFFh) is not write-protected
  WRT3 = On ;Block 3 (006000-007FFFh) is not write-protected
  WRTC = On ;Configuration registers (300000-3000FFh) are not write-protected
  WRTB = On ;Boot block (000000-0007FFh) is not write-protected
  WRTD = OFF ;Data EEPROM is not write-protected
  EBTR0 = OFF ;Block 0 (000800-001FFFh) is not protected from table reads executed in other blocks
  EBTR1 = OFF ;Block 1 (002000-003FFFh) is not protected from table reads executed in other blocks
  EBTR2 = OFF ;Block 2 (004000-005FFFh) is not protected from table reads executed in other blocks
  EBTR3 = OFF ;Block 3 (006000-007FFFh) is not protected from table reads executed in other blocks
  EBTRB = OFF ;Boot block (000000-0007FFh) is not protected from table reads executed in other blocks
Config_End

;**** End of Fuse Configurator Settings ****
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



It is not an anomaly.

The Label_Bank_Resets declare is now very, very old and obsolete, and is not actually required, and it will cause problems with CData because it will reset the RAM bank on the CData label. That is why it gives a 'Hint' message, because it can cause problems if left on at the start of the code listing. If absolutely required, which it is not, it needs to be enabled, and disabled when required.

I left it in place for backward compatability, and for debugging code when developing for new devices, that are causing real problems for no obvious reason, so I could force RAM resets. 'Not' for general purpose use, because it will cause large bloat, and slow a program's speed down, because extra mnemonics will be placed, and on standard 14-bit core devices, that is a lot of bloat for no reason. I will remove it from the next manual version.

For example, the BASIC code listing on a PIC18F device:

Declare Label_Bank_Resets = On                          ' Force RAM bank resets on ALL labels

Main:
MyData:
    CData 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Will create the assembler code:

Main
MyData
    movlb 0x00
    db 1,2,3,4
    db 5

See how the movlb mnemonic is placed after the CData label, to reset the RAM bank?, because the compiler has been told to add RAM bank resets on "all" labels. Which will offset the data, and the compiler has not placed the one after the 'Main' label, because they were both setting RAM bank 0, straight after each other.

However, if the RAM bank resets are switched off in key places, such as below:

Declare Label_Bank_Resets = On                          ' Force RAM bank resets on ALL labels

Main:
    Declare Label_Bank_Resets = Off                     ' Switch off forced RAM bank switching
MyData:
    CData 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Declare Label_Bank_Resets = On                      ' Switch on forced RAM bank switching, again

The assembler code for the above looks like:

Main
MyData
    db 1,2,3,4
    db 5

Which has no RAM bank switching at that point in the code, so no offset.

Or if you place the label name on the same line as the CData directive, the compiler bypasses the Declare, because it knows there is a CData after it, so it is not a general purpose label, and has data following, not mnemonics. For example:

MyData: CData 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

I would recommend using the Dim As FlashX directives for all flash memory data storage, because the compiler has full control of them, and it places the flash memory data out of the way of mnemonic code. For example:

Dim MyData As Flash8 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The CData directive is now rather obsolete, and not actually required, but I left it in place for backward compatability, or for "special" purposes that may arise at some point in the future.

It doesn't help me to use dim MyData as flash8 because when I assign it to a vector of size 10 and the data of the MyData is 5, it assigns to positions vector 6, 7, 8, 9 which should not be assigned and it forces me to delete them, requiring more code.

Quote from: Pepe on Sep 17, 2025, 02:02 PMIt doesn't help me to use dim MyData as flash8 because when I assign it to a vector of size 10 and the data of the MyData is 5, it assigns to positions vector 6, 7, 8, 9 which should not be assigned and it forces me to delete them, requiring more code.

As I see it, using CData and Flash only affects the internal selection of the compiler how to create the data table in the FLASH memory.

Using the name of the label i.e. the address inside the FLASH memory, does not change.

Otherwise said, you can create your data table with the new Flash directive and use the flash table as before ...

However I am not sure what do you mean with the vector assignment, this is what I do:

Device = 18F67K22    
Declare Xtal = 20

Dim bVideoMem[1024] As Byte
Dim bVideoMem1[16] As Byte
Dim wCounter As Word

'Assign values to bVideoMem from offset 0
For wCounter = 0 To Bound(bVideoMem)
    bVideoMem[wCounter] = CRead8 bVideoMemTable[wCounter]
Next

'Assign values To bVideoMem1 from offset 16
For wCounter = 0 To Bound(bVideoMem1)
    bVideoMem1[wCounter] = CRead8 bVideoMemTable[wCounter + 16]
Next

End

Dim bVideoMemTable As Flash8 =      0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
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                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x80, 0xE0, 0xF0, 0xF8, 0xF8, 0x78, 0x78, 0x38, 0x38, 0x38, 0x38, 0x18, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C,_
                                    0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x80, 0xE0, 0xF0, 0xF8, 0xF8, 0x78, 0x78, 0x38, 0x38, 0x38, 0x38, 0x18, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C,_
                                    0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x1C, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,_
                                    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01


Thanks for the reply. What I mean is that if I type bVideoMem = bVideoMemTable directly, and bVideoMemTable is smaller than bVideoMem, bVideoMem is assigned all its positions even if bVideoMemTable is missing values.

Quote from: Pepe on Sep 17, 2025, 05:35 PMThanks for the reply. What I mean is that if I type bVideoMem = bVideoMemTable directly, and bVideoMemTable is smaller than bVideoMem, bVideoMem is assigned all its positions even if bVideoMemTable is missing values.

If the two arrays/tables on both sides of the equation are different sizes, the compiler can't know what would prefer the user - to wrap the one on the left or on the right, the array or the table, so do it in code.

In the background it is the same - the compiler creates a flash table and since RAM is volatile memory, at the beginning of your program there's "invisible for the user" code that reads the flash table and loads the data to the memory. - The mechanism I posted does practically the same, but you have full control of what happens.

It would be nice to be able to choose with a declaration which side to take the amount of data.

Quote from: Pepe on Sep 17, 2025, 05:35 PMThanks for the reply. What I mean is that if I type bVideoMem = bVideoMemTable directly, and bVideoMemTable is smaller than bVideoMem, bVideoMem is assigned all its positions even if bVideoMemTable is missing values.

Sounds like you want to you want to do something similar dynamically resizing an array, if so to what end?

If may free up some RAM, but presumably you set the size of bVideoMem to accept the largest amount of expected data, so if you were to free that RAM and reused it for something else and subsequently wanted to load data to fill the originally declared size for bVideoMem you may then not have room for it. So would it not be better keep bVideoMem its declared size and have some of it full of null data when the size of the data copied into is less than it can hold?

If you are trying to avoid having null data at the end, is there a way could you dynamically change the address of bVideoMem by say using the Org directive to place bVideoMem at the end of Ram and changing the address to be end of RAM - size of bVideoMemTable?

 

QuoteIt would be nice to be able to choose with a declaration which side to take the amount of data.

That is what procedures are for, so one can be created to manipulate memory, as it is required.

For example, the code listing below is a demonstration of a simple, and very efficient, procedure for transferring 8-bit data from a Flash Memory table into a Byte array. The amount of bytes to transfer is held in one of the parameters:

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'                                  Let's find out together what makes a PIC Tick!
'
' Demonstrate a procedure for transferring 8-bit flash memory data, into a RAM Byte array.
' Then transmitting to a serial terminal, the contents of the RAM array, for verification of the transfer.
' This demo is for PIC18F devices only, because of using SFRs for more efficiency.
'
' Written for the Positron8 compiler by Les Johnson.
'
    Device = 18F25K20                                                   ' Tell the compiler what device to compile for
    Declare Xtal = 16                                                   ' Tell the compiler what frequency the device will be operating at (in MHz)
    Declare Auto_Heap_Arrays = On                                       ' Tell the compiler to create arrays above standard variables, for more efficient assembler code
'
' Setup USART1
'
    Declare Hserial_Baud = 9600                                         ' Set the Baud rate to 9600
    Declare HRSOut1_Pin  = PORTC.6                                      ' Set the TX pin
'
' Create Global variables here
'
    Dim ByteArray[1024] As Byte Heap                                    ' Create an 8-bit array to hold the data (Made Heap in case the Declare is missing from the code listing)
    Dim wDispArrayIndex As Word                                         ' Holds the array index for transmitting the data from the array
    Dim wDispLineIndex  As Word                                         ' Holds the line index for transmitting the data from the array
    Dim wTBLPRR_SFR     As TBLPTRL.Word                                 ' Create a 16-bit SFR of TBLPTRL and TBLPTRH (For use by the FlashIntoRAM procedure)
    Dim wFSR0_SFR       As FSR0L.Word                                   ' Create a 16-bit SFR of FSR0L and FSR0H (For use by the FlashIntoRAM procedure)
'
' Create an 8-bit flash memory data table, with 1024 data items in it
'
    Dim FlashData As Flash8 = $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F,_
                              $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F,_
                              $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F,_
                              $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F,_
                              $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F,_
                              $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F,_
                              $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F,_
                              $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F,_
                              $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F,_
                              $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F,_
                              $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF,_
                              $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF,_
                              $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF,_
                              $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF,_
                              $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF,_
                              $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF,_
                              $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F,_
                              $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F,_
                              $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F,_
                              $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F,_
                              $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F,_
                              $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F,_
                              $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F,_
                              $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F,_
                              $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F,_
                              $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F,_
                              $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF,_
                              $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF,_
                              $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF,_
                              $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF,_
                              $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF,_
                              $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF,_
                              $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F,_
                              $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F,_
                              $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F,_
                              $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F,_
                              $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F,_
                              $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F,_
                              $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F,_
                              $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F,_
                              $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F,_
                              $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F,_
                              $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF,_
                              $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF,_
                              $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF,_
                              $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF,_
                              $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF,_
                              $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF,_
                              $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F,_
                              $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F,_
                              $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F,_
                              $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F,_
                              $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F,_
                              $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F,_
                              $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F,_
                              $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F,_
                              $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F,_
                              $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F,_
                              $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF,_
                              $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF,_
                              $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF,_
                              $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF,_
                              $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF,_
                              $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF
'
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' The main program starts here
' Transfer 8-bit flash memory data to a RAM byte array
' Then transmit the ASCII contents of the array to a serial terminal
'
Main:
    Clear ByteArray                                                     ' Clear ByteArray before copying into it
    FlashIntoRAM(FlashData, ByteArray, SizeOf(ByteArray))               ' Transfer the Flash memory data into all of the array: 'ByteArray'
'
' Display the contents of ByteArray on a serial terminal
'
    HRSOut1Ln "Index |                            Array Contents"       ' Transmit a header text for the data
    For wDispArrayIndex = 0 To Bound(ByteArray) Step 16                 ' Create a loop for the size of the array
        HRSOut1 Dec5 wDispArrayIndex , " | "                            ' Transmit the ASCII array index value
        For wDispLineIndex = wDispArrayIndex To wDispArrayIndex + 15    ' Create a loop for 16 items per line of the display
            HRSOut1 IHex2 ByteArray[wDispLineIndex]                     ' Read an element from the byte array, and transmit its Hex value to the serial terminal
            If wDispLineIndex & $0F <> 15 Then                          ' Has the 16th value per line been transmitted?
                HRSOut1 ", "                                            ' No. So transmit the comma delimiter
            EndIf
        Next                                                            ' Close the line loop
        HRSOut1 13                                                      ' Transmit a Carriage Return after each line of data
    Next                                                                ' Close the array index loop

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Copy all, or a section, of a flash memory 8-bit table into a RAM Byte array
' Input     : pFlashAddr (TBLPTRL\H) hold the 16-bit address of flash memory to read
'           : pRAMAddr (FSR0L\H) hold the 16-Bit address of RAM to write
'           : pAmount holds the amount of bytes to read/write
' Output    : None
' Notes     : For 18F devices only, because it is using SFRs for more efficiency
'
Proc FlashIntoRAM(BycRef pFlashAddr As wTBLPRR_SFR, ByRef pRAMAddr As wFSR0_SFR, pAmount As Word)
    Repeat                                                              ' Create a loop
        Tblrd*+                                                         ' Read a flash memory 8-bit value into TABLAT, and auto increment the address
        POSTINC0 = TABLAT                                               ' Copy the flash memory byte into the RAM location, with auto increment of the address
        Dec pAmount                                                     ' \
    Until pAmount = 0                                                   ' / Loop until 'pAmount' of data is transferred
EndProc

The code listing above, displays the following text on a serial terminal:

Index |                            Array Contents
00000 | $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F
00016 | $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F
00032 | $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F
00048 | $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F
00064 | $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F
00080 | $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F
00096 | $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F
00112 | $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F
00128 | $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F
00144 | $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F
00160 | $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF
00176 | $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF
00192 | $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF
00208 | $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF
00224 | $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF
00240 | $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF
00256 | $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F
00272 | $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F
00288 | $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F
00304 | $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F
00320 | $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F
00336 | $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F
00352 | $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F
00368 | $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F
00384 | $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F
00400 | $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F
00416 | $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF
00432 | $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF
00448 | $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF
00464 | $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF
00480 | $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF
00496 | $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF
00512 | $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F
00528 | $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F
00544 | $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F
00560 | $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F
00576 | $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F
00592 | $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F
00608 | $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F
00624 | $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F
00640 | $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F
00656 | $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F
00672 | $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF
00688 | $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF
00704 | $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF
00720 | $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF
00736 | $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF
00752 | $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF
00768 | $00, $01, $02, $03, $04, $05, $06, $07, $08, $09, $0A, $0B, $0C, $0D, $0E, $0F
00784 | $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $1A, $1B, $1C, $1D, $1E, $1F
00800 | $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $2A, $2B, $2C, $2D, $2E, $2F
00816 | $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $3A, $3B, $3C, $3D, $3E, $3F
00832 | $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $4A, $4B, $4C, $4D, $4E, $4F
00848 | $50, $51, $52, $53, $54, $55, $56, $57, $58, $59, $5A, $5B, $5C, $5D, $5E, $5F
00864 | $60, $61, $62, $63, $64, $65, $66, $67, $68, $69, $6A, $6B, $6C, $6D, $6E, $6F
00880 | $70, $71, $72, $73, $74, $75, $76, $77, $78, $79, $7A, $7B, $7C, $7D, $7E, $7F
00896 | $80, $81, $82, $83, $84, $85, $86, $87, $88, $89, $8A, $8B, $8C, $8D, $8E, $8F
00912 | $90, $91, $92, $93, $94, $95, $96, $97, $98, $99, $9A, $9B, $9C, $9D, $9E, $9F
00928 | $A0, $A1, $A2, $A3, $A4, $A5, $A6, $A7, $A8, $A9, $AA, $AB, $AC, $AD, $AE, $AF
00944 | $B0, $B1, $B2, $B3, $B4, $B5, $B6, $B7, $B8, $B9, $BA, $BB, $BC, $BD, $BE, $BF
00960 | $C0, $C1, $C2, $C3, $C4, $C5, $C6, $C7, $C8, $C9, $CA, $CB, $CC, $CD, $CE, $CF
00976 | $D0, $D1, $D2, $D3, $D4, $D5, $D6, $D7, $D8, $D9, $DA, $DB, $DC, $DD, $DE, $DF
00992 | $E0, $E1, $E2, $E3, $E4, $E5, $E6, $E7, $E8, $E9, $EA, $EB, $EC, $ED, $EE, $EF
01008 | $F0, $F1, $F2, $F3, $F4, $F5, $F6, $F7, $F8, $F9, $FA, $FB, $FC, $FD, $FE, $FF

If only a small section of the flash memory is required, change the 'pAmount' parameter's value, in the FlashIntoRAM procedure. For example:

FlashIntoRAM(FlashData, ByteArray, 200)

Will transfer 200 bytes from flash to RAM.

The procedure can be altered to have a start and end of the flash memory to read, or the start and end of the array's position etc... That is the benefit of procedures, because they can be created to suit a specific task.

Making dynamic arrays is extremely wasteful, and very bloated. Just look at the code required for the creation of them, such as: 'malloc', realloc, 'alloc', and 'free' in C and C++, and the code required to write to them, and read from them. In an interpreted language it is a standard mechanism, because the code is constantly moving anyway as it is read and performed, but in a compiled language, it is not recommended as a standard. Especially with smaller microcontrollers that are not fully stack orientated. On a full blown microprocessor, or large microcontroller that is stack oriented, it is still bloated, but they operate fast enough to cater for them, and have enough RAM for them.

Regards
Les

Thank you very much Les, it was what I was needing.