First timer...building a remote controlled vehicle

[.n0rig.]

That part I am good in, it is the if then and stuff that after I connect the chips to a power source....the transmitter is supposed to send the already set numbers to the receiver. When the receiver gets that info., it is supposed to use that information to control the in/out at the car so it can turn the motors on or off.

EDIT: WORKED PERFECTLY! NOW LET ME CENTER MY THING AROUND THAT...

This is what I did to test it with your code and it worked perfectly

Start:

PORTc.1 = 1 'turn communication pin high
TRAIN=$55         
MOVEMENT	VAR	BYTE[2]  'ARRAY VARIABLE
SERIN2 PORTC.1,396,[WAIT("9"),STR MOVEMENT\2]
direction = MOVEMENT[0]
turns = MOVEMENT[1]
if turns = 1 then
high porta.1
if turns = 2 then
high porta.5
else 
goto start
endif
endif
;goto checkdirection
goto start

BRILLIANT! I LOVE YOU! (just...I apreciate you )
Now to learn how to wire those buttons up so that they work when I press them down...I really don't know anything about that. Lets say I have porta.1 connected to a button that is also connected to ground pin (which is connect to ground...). In my code, will I be looking for a "0" or "1". *just thought of this: will I have to use the poke command to get the status of the pin (either low or high)*

Regards,

n0rig