Maybe this will help out the original poster: November 2003 issue #160 of Circuit Cellar: "Hierarchical Menus In Embedded Systems" It's not out yet, but mark your calendar. Obviously I have not seen the article, but it may be worth looking into. Best regards, Ken Pergola -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.