> Yes, that was exactly the problem. I store a lot of calibration figures in > eeprom, and most of them are 16 bit integers. The DW was an obvious choice, Not when you only have a 14 bit word to store it into! > HiTech list, only my posts don't seem to get through any more. Hmmm, you posted a message on 6th November ok. Cheers, Clyde -- Clyde Stubbs | HI-TECH Software Email: clyde@htsoft.com | Phone Fax WWW: http://www.htsoft.com/ | USA: (408) 490 2885 (408) 490 2885 PGP: finger clyde@htsoft.com | AUS: +61 7 3355 8333 +61 7 3355 8334 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HI-TECH C: compiling the real world. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.