Hi Jim! > This is the most interesting stuff I have read on the PICLIST for ages. Thanks! > I will be reading and re-reading it over and over until I understand > everything. I will now begin writing about some practical matters, the nice thing about it is that you don't have to understand the principles I've been writing about (although they're far from complicated...) to apply the method! But first I mustn't forget to post the "FEND" macro. > Not long ago, I had to examine my programmer firmware desperately > trying to find non overlapping variables so I could free up some RAM > locations. > If I had of used your macros, This would have been done automatically. Since I've been applying the method I don't worry about RAM anymore! But I wish Microchip expanded the mid-range family with a low-cost 8K-ROM device... (or have they already?) I glad to know you've found my postings useful. Regards! Andres