Basic RPL question

[rprosperi]

(02-28-2016 03:27 PM)DavidM Wrote:  Being purely objective, there are at least two specific advantages with Test2: size and speed.

I would add a third, more subjective advantage. As you're new to RPL, the simpler RPL version (" x y + ") certainly has lower readability today, but as you become more familiar, you will much more easily recognize and be able to read the RPL notation so there will be less penalty to offset the other advantages. So, the advantage of reading RPL is, RPL becomes easier to read.

As the equations become much more complex, the algebraic readability advantage becomes more true, however the other disadvantages (speed & size) become much worse. A simple compromise I've used is to put the algebraic version in the comments for reference while using the native RPL version in the code itself.

For downloading to the 50g, I suggest you check out the HP Connectivity Kit (here). It does not have integrated emulation or an editor, but is dead solid for the basics.

Lastly, you've mentioned syntax errors - where do they occur? To find them you can build the program from the outside in, incrementally adding commands until you get the error.

For example, is it possible you're using characters "-" ">" for the right-arrow, rather than [RS] [0] on the calculator, which is "\->" in a text source file?