Awesome. That was it - it works now. The .map file is showing the
variables now in the ACCESS RAM. Obviously I am new and have not got a
handle on all the nuances yet. I really appreciate your time John - this
forum has really been helpful to me as I learn. If there was good
tutorial on this kind of stuff(memory, etc) I would love to read it -
sometimes I guess it's just common sense and trial and error. I suppose
I can keep using access ram as I continue to develop the code - I just
must keep an eye on the .map file and make sure it does not get too big.
I gather it is also wise to put vars in the access ram that  require
fast manipulation because no bank switching is required.

Thanks again for your help.
Shawn

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Subject: RE: [PIC]Help with 18F4320 RAM memory allocation and usage

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Leslie, Shawn J wrote:

> I tried the following and got "Error [1303] 'near' symbol defined in 
> non-access qualified section"
>
> #pragma udata access accessram
>
> near volatile char Tmr1SecondsCount = 0; near volatile char 
> Tmr1MinutesCount = 0; near volatile char Tmr1HoursCount = 0; near 
> volatile char Tmr1DaysCount = 0; near volatile char Tmr1MonthsCount = 
> 0; near volatile char Tmr1YearsCount = 0; near volatile char 
> PresentRTC[6];
>
> #pragma udata

"udata" means "uninitialized data", and you're initializing those first
six variables.  I'm guessing this is the source of the error.
Try putting them in the "idata" section.

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