HI, thanks for the lcd tips - it now works perfectly! Next question... Has anyone written any code for a calculator out there that uis capable of taking input for 3x4 keypad adding two numbers together and then displaying the result on an LCD....! Any help on this wouldl be greatky apppreciated - i seem to have searched everywhere - but i can't belive no one has written such software.... Please help - i am rather stuck! thanks Robert ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu