>I'M USING A SHORT FLAT CABLE TO CONNECT MY PIC TO A PARALLEL LCD.

>        FOR A LONG FLAT, I'M HAVING PROBLEMS FOR DISPLAY CHARACTERS.

Your keyboard seems to have caught the CAPS LOCK virus again....

And if your flat is too long, why don't you just put up a wall in
 there...  :-)

Sorry, couldn't resist.... :-)

-Oyvind