> This has happened a few times before and I've never been able to > figure out the cause Well that's kind of encouraging. I've noticed the odd time when something didn't work but it usually comes right. It's quite frustrating as I'm full of ideas and busting to get ahead. The one thing that does bother me is that previous versions of this file didn't exhibit this the last time I used them in a project, but now they also have no text run cursor. I moved the files over to another PC running MPLAB 7.0 and the same thing happened - no cursor. I don't know what to think (especially as the other versions of this file have not been edited at all). Other recent F452 projects test OK, so there must be something common to this particular file and its predecessors, but 4 hours looking hasn't turned up anything. Maybe after a power-down it'll all be ticketty in the morning -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist