Tony Nixon stated:

> > > for example
> > > movb pa0,z
> > > now translates to
> >
> > > BTFSS status, z
> > > BCF status, pa0
> > > BTFSC status, z
> > > BSF status, pa0
>
        "Paul B. Webster VK2BZC" replied:

> >
> >   Is that *exactly* what the Parallax assembler does?  Must be.
>
        Tony Nixon said:

> This is the hex code generated with spasm /l for movb rp0,z  (16c74)
> Notice I had to replace pa0 with rp0. (pa0 is a 16c5x symbol)
>
> 1D03 1283 1903 1683
>
>
Sorry about this, I'm not used to Parallax mnemonics, so I'm guessing that
movb a,b copies the state of bit b to bit a?
Anyway, if the bit being set is not a PORT bit or a TRIS bit, then one of
the bit tests is possibly redundant.

BCF some_reg, 0
BTFSC status, z
BSF some_reg, 0

Maybe you could make your translator do some optimising Tony!

Regards

Mike Rigby-Jones