I've just started writing my first code
on a Phytec P89C51RD2 development board.
Thanks to all who suggested using this
processor,flash programming is so simple
and fun.
I have written some code which I would like to simplify.It outputs a menu to hyperterminal on my PC and it does work but is ugly.

Here is part of the program;

; This is the main program.
; which displays the text on the console.

; type message
CALL PUT_CRLF
MOV DPTR,#TXT
CALL PUTSTRING
CALL PUT_CRLF
MOV DPTR,#TXT1
CALL PUTSTRING
CALL PUT_CRLF
MOV DPTR,#TXT2
CALL PUTSTRING
CALL PUT_CRLF
MOV DPTR,#TXT3
CALL PUTSTRING
CALL PUT_CRLF
MOV DPTR,#TXT4
CALL PUTSTRING
CALL PUT_CRLF
MOV DPTR,#TXT5
CALL PUTSTRING



; repeat
REPEAT: SJMP REPEAT
;
RSEG CONST
TXT: DB 10,13,'TEST PROGRAM - Serial control LED 3',10,13,00H
TXT1: DB 10,13,'Hello Phil',10,13,0
TXT2: DB 10,13,'01 - Input LED 3 ontime',10,13,0
TXT3: DB 10,13,'02 - Input LED 3 offtime',10,13,0
TXT4: DB 10,13,'CTRL-C to Quit............',10,13,0
TXT5: DB 10,13,'>',0

END


I was thinking I could pad each text line with spaces so they are the same length
and then place the string length in ACC and loop using MOV @a+dptr,TXT#.Is there a cleaner way though?
Look forward to any suggestions - I have already learned so much this month from the forum and the tutorials page.Guess I need a book on programming techniques though.

Phil Bassett.