At 07:05 PM 1/14/02 +0100, you wrote:
 >I try to compile the following lines,part of a program for Pic16f84a, and I
 >get in line <2> the
 >"Message[302] : Register in operand not in bank 0.  Ensure that bank bits
 >are correct".

 >and in line <5> a "Warning[202]  : Argument out of range.  Least
 >significant bits used".

First the last problem, you can note binary by doing:
        movlw   b'01010101'

I think
        movlw 01010101B might be assembled as hex.

As for the 302 error, it is benign, it is a notification that you should
make sure your bank bits are set properly for those lines.  The assembler
is dumb, it doesn't "know" what the bank bit settings are so it simply
warns you.

If you are confident with your bank settings, include this line in your
program, possibly a header file or just at the top of the code file.
        errorlevel -302

This turns the warning notification on, if you want to be warned about it
elsewhere in your code in case you forget to handle it properly:

        errorlevel +302

I use macros, here is a segment of mine:

bank0   MACRO                   ;macro to select data RAM bank 0
        errorlevel +302
        bcf     STATUS,RP0
        bcf     STATUS,RP1
        ENDM

bank1   MACRO                   ;macro to select data RAM bank 1
        errorlevel -302
        bsf     STATUS,RP0
        bcf     STATUS,RP1
        ENDM

they are called like so:
        bank1
        clrf    trisb
        bank0

Jeff

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