> >This is troubling as well. Any PIC application that accesses a CF card needs to license the FAT from Microsoft? We've already had this conversation back in december 2003 :-) under "MS to charge for the use of FAT file system" It onlyu reates to extension of the basic 8+3 FAT to use of long file names. As I inderstand it, using short file names is not covered.. RM -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu