Try using JAL, there are build in support for 4 and 8 bit transfer. Regards Benjamin Petersen > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of jperk > Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 2:40 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: 4-Bit LCD Code > > > Try this code from the maplin PIC Cookbook, the rest of the > book is pretty > crap though.