> #include <pic.h>
> unsigned int count;
> void main( )
>

>         count = (CCPR1H << 8) + CCPR1L;
> }

I was going to reply to Michael's comment that his compiler barfed over this
statement - when I did it worked fine. Had me worried until I read the other
posts.

However...

> static unsigned int     CCPR1 @ 0x15;

This looks even cooler. Got to love it when folks want to try to optimize a
seemingly innocuous function.

>Your idea of using it directly is superb, I just wouldn't have thought of
that.  However it obviously
> only works in the minority of cases, a more general solution is needed for
most jobs

Michael - are you saying that either CCPR1 is not adjacent in all pics or
it's not at 0x15?

-DO