Hi John, Thanks John for spending the time elaborating your caveat on string packing code. I appreciate your time. Sounds like you were bitten on this in the past? Best regards, Ken Pergola -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads