I can't remember if I got right, but I think that 'DT' is a short form of= a lot of RETLW instructions in a line so = = DT "HELLO" = is equivalent to = = RETLW 'H' RETLW 'E' RETLW 'L' RETLW 'L' RETLW 'O' =2E.. Thomas N wrote: Hi everyone, I read the Ap Note AN587 (Interface to a LCD) from Microchip and it shows= two ways to send character to the LCD: 1. The hard way movlw 'M' call send_char movlw 'i' call send_char ........ 2. The easy way call table ..... call send_char ..... table ..... retlw 'M' retlw 'i' ...... Question: Is there an easier way? Is it possible for me to type to whol= e string, then make ONE call to certain routine, and the whole string is displayed on the LCD? Please help! Thomas _________________________________________________________________________= Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.= -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu