I set up Ultra-Edit to hook into Hi-Tech C compiler. The capture for messages from the compiler was achieved by: 1) under "Advanced" menu option, check Alternate Capture Method 2) under "Advanced -> Tool Configuration" , check Capture Output. Regards David Huisman -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.