Nope, Andy I meant no stopbit. What effect does putting a stop bit in have on the reliability? Bryan (PS It's extremely easy to add one to the routine.) -- --------------------------------- BRYAN CROTAZ - b.crotaz@ic.ac.uk --------------------------------- TECHNICAL MANAGER Student Television Of Imperial College Beit Quad, Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BB Tel. 0171-594-8104 Fax. 0171-594-8065 Attn. STOIC { NOTE NEW FAX NUMBER }