Alan B. Pearce wrote: >> But BTFSS/BTFSC never *store* anything back, do they ? > > Umm, yes, that is why a bit operation on a Port register can have weird side > effects on other bits. The whole byte is read, the bit checked, and then the > whole byte is written back. It does ? Right, in that case, R-M-W problems are the same with these instructions... Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist