why does my count roll over at 255 every time

[buckeyes1997]

i was trying to increment an int in a loop with a delay and the loop says when i<10000 count, but it only ever gets to 255 and then flips back to zero. how can i get a continuous count on my 16f84 via software loops?? next ill be trying to do it with timer0 so any info about that would also be appreciated.

thanks
matt

[dyeatman]

THe default int here is 8 bits. You have to specify int16.

[Sherpa Doug]

[buckeyes1997]

well i did try using int32 and it didnt make a difference....after 255 she rolls over. is there something better about int16 that int32 doesnt do?

i just tried a loop like

loop:
for(i=0; i<2000; i++)
{
printf(lcd_putc, "value=%u", i)
}
goto loop

how would i setup the system to count up to a really large number without rolling over??

thanks

[Haplo]

Your problem is the printf statement:

printf(lcd_putc, "value=%u", i);

Change it to:

printf(lcd_putc, "value=%lu", i)