Hi,

I found the solution just after I mailed the question!

I changed the labels to read '<Label> EQU $' instead of '<Label>:' and it
worked.


Niki


> Hi,
>
> I have a little problem using MPLAB to create a file for programming in a
> serial EEPROM.  MPLAB does not seem to handle labels correctly when
> compiling for EEPROM's.  I have the folowing source file:
>
>     List P=EEPROM8
>
> Test_H:
>         DB "Header String",0
> Test:
>         DB 5
>         DB Test_1 & 0FFh
>         DB Test_2 & 0FFh
> Test_1:
>         DB "1. String1",0
> Test_2:
>         DB "2. String2",0
>
> When I compile this, I get the following .lst file
>
>                     00001         List P=EEPROM8
>                     00002
> 0000                00003 Test_H:
> 0000 48 65 61 64 65 00004         DB "Header String",0
>      72 20 53 74 72
>      69 6E 67 00
> 0007                00005 Test:
> 000E 05             00006         DB 5
> 000F 08             00007         DB Test_1 & 0FFh
> 0010 0E             00008         DB Test_2 & 0FFh
> 0008                00009 Test_1:
> 0011 31 2E 20 53 74 00010         DB "1. String1",0
>      72 69 6E 67 31
>      00
> 000E                00011 Test_2:
> 001C 32 2E 20 53 74 00012         DB "2. String2",0
>      72 69 6E 67 32
>      00
>
> If you look at the label Test, you'll see that its address is wrong (7
> instead of 0E)!  The other labels all do the same.  MPLAB is dividing the
> label address by 2.  It probably thinks it is still compiling for a PIC
> where one address occupies two bytes (ok, 1 and a bit of the next).
>
> Am I doing something wrong?  Does anybody know of a workaround?  I have
> version 3.31 of MPLAB.  Could someone please try this on the newest MPLAB
> for me?
>
> Thanks!
> Niki
>