Blars, This is precisely why I am addressing these questions to the list, to learn. I certainly never meant, and am very sorry one might think I implied, that the CC5X compiler was bugged. This is the first PIC C compiler I try and I'm very grateful it's maker has made it freely available for testing. I find it to be a great tool. Thank you very much for clarifying the use of C strings for me. I will be very careful writing my next posts so they don't seem to imply anyone else's incompetence than mine. Kind regards, Tobie > > Before you start declaring bugs in a compiler, you should at least > try to learn the language first. > > -- > Blars Blarson blarson@blars.org > http://www.blars.org/blars.html > "Text is a way we cheat time." -- Patrick Nielsen Hayden -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu