> "MOVFW xxx" abbreviation stands for "MOVF xxx, W". > I think these abbreviations are a bad idea too, and I wish > they were illegal in MPASM. It would catch more typos You can identify movfw quite easily. It can't make you think about the logic of what you're doing of course. I have these colours set in MPLAB ; dark blue for reserved words, purple for labels. In a 628 project, movwf is dark blue, movfw is purple Edit / Properties / Text / Choose Colors -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist