You can do it this way
#define    ra.0    porta,0
example

bcf    ra.0        ;set bit 0 of porta to 1
hope this help

regards

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike M <elektrikman@DYNAMITEMAIL.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 2:49 AM
Subject: setting ra.0 variable


> I was on Dontronics readin Scott Edwards online book that shows how the
basic stamp executes some of their opcodes and when u bring their ASM files
into mplab the code is supposed to be in microchip format, most is, but
where i get confused is there are lines like this
>
> D = ra.0
>
> now MPLAB gives me an error that ra.0 is not defined.  how do i define
ra.0 to be portA bit 0?
>
> might be a dum question but..  MikE
>
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