Id have to agree with paul on that one, i basically ignore almost all the "warni
ngs" that MPLAB gives me.  stick with the original code :)

mIKe

On Sat, 6 Nov 1999 19:57:30 +1100 "Paul B. Webster VK2BZC" <paulb@MIDCOAST.COM.A
U> wrote:
>Jeremy Cowgar wrote:
>
>> but in all of my code I always get a warning from the assembler
>> stating:
>> Warning[224] D:\PIC\ASM\FLDCEN2.ASM 53 : Use of this instruction is
>> not recommended.
>
>  This is easily and (fairly) permanently fixed.  Just edit the
>PIC16C84.INC file (you *are* using a 16C84 are you not?) to include the
>following as the fourth line:
>        ERRORLEVEL -224
>
>  .. and you'll *never* see that spurious warning message again (unless
>perhaps you do a re-install of MPLAB and omit to preserve your updated
>files.  Easy and efficient!
>
>> [51]    CLRF    PORTB
>> [52]    MOVLW   b'11111111'
>> [53]    TRIS    PORTB
>
>  Works perfectly on all PICs, *including* the new ones such as the
>16F87x.
>
>> Obviously the TRIS command is what is being complained about, and I
>> realize that Microchip says that we should not utilize this command,
>
>  That's in much the same vein as Micro$oft saying you shouldn't use
>Linux!
>
>> but when I program that section of code above how Microchip suggests,
>> my program acts brain dead, never responding to inputs, never changing
>> outputs...
>
>  You forgot to CLEAR RP0 again, that's why!
>
>>         CLRF    PORTB
>>         BSF     STATUS, RP0
>>         MOVLW   b'11111111'
>>         MOVWF   TRISB
>          BCF     STATUS, RP0
>
>  Fixed!  But you can see your code is now significantly longer.  I
>*really* suggest you use the original code by preference, set the
>correction into the include file and totally ignore MChip telling you to
>go chase your tail.
>--
>  Cheers,
>        Paul B.
>

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