thanks for the catch, mark,  darn brain browns out whenever i try to
put any load on it.  more coffee....
alice



> > and go to step 3.
>
>   Um...  Um...  Uh...  <Cough Cough>
>
>   I usually pull ~MClr UP to Vss/Vcc (+5V), through a 10k resistor (for
> example), if it's at Ground the PIC's being held in reset, don't expect
> the PIC to run...
>
>