> > For overall program flow control, there are certainly much better > choices - primarily, switch-case. Look out here --- you'll raise the hackles of the C++ guys. They'll tell you to replace your switch-case statement with a bunch of classes with a virtual method. :-) (which btw isn't a bad idea - in the appropriate environment - which is usually _not_ a resource limited microcontroller) Bob Ammerman RAm Systems (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level software) -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use mailto:listserv@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST