> Would the attached seconds to period routine be of any help? Thanks, I'll tuck that away for now, for future reference > Microchip also have time to day code in one of their RTC and Mass > storage articles Yes, I used that several years ago. Works well. So does the date- to-day-name routine. I wrote my own long period timer based primarily on minutes, with a small routine tacked on later to extend that to seconds Joe --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .