> I hope by the time this letter is read by those intended, I would have left > CBE long ago and ready to begin life anew. I have been rotting from the day For interest, what country are you in? Is the company government or privately owned? Maybe you should be finding a project of your own to build in company time. (That's intended as a joke by the way :-) ) I don't know if we can help you but just maybe we can. Start with the above two answers and see where we go from there. I could ask what CBE stands for but that may be a bit too specific? Russell McMahon -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.