error: 'String' does not name a type In function

Hi,
Compiling a sketch I obtain this error

error: 'String' does not name a type In function 'void leggiSeriale()':
 At global scope:
 In function 'void acquisisciip()':
Bad error line: -20

Can you help me?

I must post the code?
I created two .pde file and I import them in two tab... I don't know if this is correct.

Can you help me?

Yes, we can.

I must post the code?

Well, you said you wanted help.

You most likely forgot to
#include <String.h>

Thank you.
I tried to add
#include <String.h>
but doesn't work.
I upload the code here:

http://www.tmpfolder.com/download.php?dir=../upload/6c92469c2448/&filename=ws2300_3.rar

The code is not complete. There are two sketch:
ws2300_3.pde is the sketch to read the wether station WS2300 / WS2350 / WS2305 WS2308 and it works.
With the serial interface you can ask the WS data.

The other sketch ethernet.pde must be modified. I want to publish WS data on line. When the code is finished, I will publish the work.

Thank you.

IIf someone wants to cooperate, I will be very happy

Try...

#include <WString.h>

In the file ethernet.pde I write

#include <Ethernet.h>
#include <WString.h>
#include <EEPROM.h>
#include <NewSoftSerial.h>
#include <String.h>

I must include this header in ws2300.pde also?

probably just a configuration problem ... but I am a beginner and do not find a tutorial on how to solve these problems ... Sorry for the lack

The new String (version 0.9 I think) IS the old WString (or TextString).... You might have issues in using both of them. There is no need for this.

With or without
#include <String.h>
the compiling doesn't work...
How do I configure the IDE to work with multiple files?

You might try this:

#include <WString.h>                // include the String library

These are my include

#include <Ethernet.h>
#include <WString.h>
#include <EEPROM.h>
#include <NewSoftSerial.h>

In the Sketch + Import Library menu, is the String library importable?

Ok I solved.
I import the .h in ws2300.pde and not in ethernet.pde...
I did not understand why but it works well now.
Thanks to all.

Do you care to share your current version of this sketch?

Yes of course. You can help me...


//  Copyright (C) 2010 Landoni Boris
//  http://technolando.blogspot.com/
//  http://www.futurashop.it
//  http://www.elettronicain.it/
//
//  WS2300 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
//  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
//  as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of
//  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
//  WS2300 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
//  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

NewSoftSerial mySerial(2, 3);   //NewSoftSerial mySerial(rx,tx);


const int ledPin = 6; // the pin that the LED is attached to
const int rts = 4;
const int dtr = 5;


void leggiSeriale() {
  
  int incomingByteSer;      // a variable to read incoming serial data into
  // see if there's incoming serial data:
  if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    // read the oldest byte in the serial buffer:
    incomingByteSer = Serial.read();
    // if it's a capital H (ASCII 72), turn on the LED:
    Serial.flush();
   if (incomingByteSer == 'R') { 
      Serial.println("RESET");
      delay(2000);
      digitalWrite(rts, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(dtr, LOW);
      delay(2000);
      digitalWrite(rts, LOW);
      digitalWrite(dtr, HIGH);
      delay(1000);
      mySerial.print(byte(06));
      delay(1000);
    }  
    if (incomingByteSer == 'o') {
      String data=getTime();
      Serial.print("ora ");
      Serial.println(data);
    }  
    if (incomingByteSer == 'd') {
      String data=getDay();
      Serial.print("giorno ");
      Serial.println(data);
    }  
    if (incomingByteSer == 't') {
      String data=getTempIn();
      Serial.print("temperatura interna ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    
    if (incomingByteSer == 'T') {
      String data=getTempOut();
      Serial.print("temperatura esterna ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    if (incomingByteSer == 'h') {
      String data=getHumIn();
      Serial.print("umidità interna ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    
    if (incomingByteSer == 'H') {
      String data=getHumOut();
      Serial.print("umidità esterna ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    
    if (incomingByteSer == 'p') {
      String data=getPress();
      Serial.print("pressione ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    
    if (incomingByteSer == 'w') {
      String data=getWind(0);
      Serial.print("wind speed ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    if (incomingByteSer == 'W') {
      String data=getWind(1);
      Serial.print("wind dir ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    
    if (incomingByteSer == 'r') {
      String data=getRain1();
      Serial.print("rain 1 ");
      Serial.println(data);
    } 
    // if it's an L (ASCII 76) turn off the LED:
    if (incomingByteSer == 'L') {
      digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
    }
  }
}

// Function to clear a string
void clearStr (char* str) {
   int len = strlen(str);
   for (int c = 0; c < len; c++) {
      str[c] = 0;
   }
}

String Leggi (int mem[]) {
    String inString = String(35);
    int incomingByte;      // a variable to read incoming serial data into
    int time=0;
  /*  Serial.print("memoria ");
    for (int tmp=0; tmp<5; tmp++){
      Serial.print(mem[tmp],HEX);
      Serial.print(" ");
    }
    Serial.println();
    */
    incomingByte=0;
     while ((incomingByte!=2) && (time<20)){
          time++;
          mySerial.print(byte(06));
          delay(20); 
          /*while ((mySerial.available() == 0) && (time<100)){
             delay(20); 
             time++;       
          }
          time=0;
          */
            if (mySerial.available() > 0) {
              incomingByte = mySerial.read();
              inString.append(incomingByte);
     //         Serial.print("RICEVUTO ");
     //         Serial.println(incomingByte);
            }
      }
     
     clearStr(inString);
     mySerial.flush();
     if (time==100){
     //     Serial.print("errore reset ");  
          return("0");
     }  
      

      
      for (int tmp=0; tmp<5; tmp++){
        mySerial.print(byte(mem[tmp]));
        //Serial.print("-> ");
        //Serial.println((mem[tmp]),HEX);
        while ((mySerial.available() == 0) && (time<100)){
         delay(30); 
         time++;       
        }
        if (time==100){
       //   Serial.print("errore ");  
       //   Serial.println(tmp);
          return("0");
          break;  
          
        }        
        time=0;      
        /*if (mySerial.available() > 0) {
          incomingByte = mySerial.read();
          inString.append(incomingByte);
          Serial.print("RICEVUTO ");
          Serial.println(incomingByte,HEX);
        }
       
        */
       //delay(200); 
           while (mySerial.available() > 0) { 
                delay(20);            
                incomingByte = mySerial.read();
                //inString.append(incomingByte,HEX);
          //      Serial.print("<- ");
          //      Serial.println(incomingByte,HEX);
          //      Serial.println(incomingByte);
                //(incomingByte & B11110000);
                if (tmp<4){
                  //Serial.print("nibble ");
                  //Serial.println(((incomingByte & B11110000)/B10000),HEX);    //isolo il nibble più significativo e lo faccio slittare
                  //Serial.print("tmp ");
                  //Serial.print(tmp);
                  if (tmp!=((incomingByte & B11110000)/B10000)){
           //           Serial.print("confronto ERRATO "); 
                      return("0");
                      break;  
                  }
                  //else 
                  //{                      
                  //    Serial.print("confronto OK ");  
                  //}  
                }
                if (tmp==4){
                  if (incomingByte<=0xF){
                    inString.append(0);
                  }
                  inString.append(incomingByte,HEX);  
                }
           } 
       } 
        

  //      Serial.print("stringa ricevuta ");
  //      Serial.println(inString);
        return(inString);
}

String getTime(){
      String dataStr=0;
      Serial.print("leggo ora ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x8A,0x82,0x82,0xDA};
      dataStr= elabTime(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getDay(){
      String dataStr=0;
      Serial.print("leggo giorno ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x8A,0x8E,0xAE,0xEE};
      dataStr= elabDay(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getTempIn(){
      String dataStr=0;
      Serial.print("leggo temperatura interna ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x8E,0x92,0x9A,0xFA};
      dataStr= elabTemp(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getTempOut(){
      String dataStr=0;   
      Serial.print("leggo temperatura esterna ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x8E,0x9E,0x8E,0xFA};
      dataStr= elabTemp(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getHumIn(){
      String dataStr=0; 
      Serial.print("leggo umidità interna ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x8E,0xBE,0xAE,0xDA};
      dataStr= elabHum(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getHumOut(){
      String dataStr=0;      
      Serial.print("leggo umidità esterna ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x92,0x86,0xA6,0xDA};
      dataStr= elabHum(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getPress(){
      String dataStr=0;      
      Serial.print("leggo pressione ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x96,0xBA,0x8A,0xD6};
      dataStr= elabPress(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getWind(int dato){
      String dataStr=0;      
      Serial.print("leggo wind ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x96,0x8A,0x9E,0xF2};
      dataStr= elabWind(my_array,dato);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String getRain1(){
      String dataStr=0;      
      Serial.print("leggo pioggia 1h ");
      int my_array[] = {0x82,0x92,0xAE,0x92,0xDA};
      dataStr= elabRain1(my_array);                  
      return(dataStr);
}

String elabTime(int my_array[]){
            String inString = String(35);
            String dataStr = String(5);
            //float dataFloat=0;
            
        for (int ritenta=0; ritenta<3; ritenta++){
        //    Serial.print("ritenta ");
        //    Serial.println(ritenta);
            
            inString=Leggi(my_array);
            //Serial.print("stringa ricevuta2 ");
            //Serial.println(inString); 
            if (inString.length()>5){
                //data= inString.substring(4,6);  //estraggo i decimali della temperatura
                dataStr.append(inString.substring(6,8));  //estraggo i decimali della temperatura
                dataStr.append(":");
                dataStr.append(inString.substring(4,6));  //estraggo i decimali della temperatura
                dataStr.append(":");
                dataStr.append(inString.substring(2,4));  //estraggo le decine e unità della temperatura
                //Serial.print("tempin ricevuta   ");
                //Serial.println(dataStr);
                //tempin=data;
      
                //dataFloat = (atof(dataStr)); 
                //Serial.print("tempin float   ");
                //Serial.println(dataFloat);
                break