> So in theory, should I be able to use the "on one line" method You could use 'data', eg data 0x0a0d,0xF0AA or in binary data b'0000101000001101',b'1111000010101010' Joe --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .