>I don't use mplab or it's manual. That's why I looked for an >answer on the Microchip website. I downloaded the manual, thanks! Well, if you do not use MPLAB, you may still like to use Olin's macros which have a nicer set of macros for these operations than the MPLAB ones IMHO. They have better mnemonics for the operations that they implement than the MPLAB ones. See http://www.embedinc.com/pic/ for the download. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist