Novice Pic and Basic user. Installed MPlab 8.33 and Pro Demo to decide if I want to learn or go to C. Using Pickit2 programmer and PF16F690. On demo board wrote:

Mainloop: High Portc.0
Pause 1000
Low Portc.0
GOTO mainloop
end

Expected LED pin 0 to blink but just stayed on. Played with just using HIGH Portc.0 command to set pin high and then pause, then High Portc.1, Pause, etc. to get all Pickit2 demo board lights to flash and success. Now wonder if Pro Demo recognizes Low command ...

So two questions .. where can I get list of commands Pro demo supports and what does forum members prefer Basic or "C" for Pic controllers. Retired so $250 for PRO or for "C", to old to learn both and not rich enough to experiment with both.

Thanks for any reply and real novice so bear with me. My wife cannot figure out why I want to blink LED lights in basement .. and sometimes I wonder ...