macro cmpeq error mystery

[mister_e]

I also agree with the multiple equal stuff. I see some others too

it's probably an copy/paste error but

trisb = %00000000 ‘ Set portB to outputs for 7 seg display trisa = %1111‘ ‘ Set Port A2 -7 to digital inputs to read 

cmcon = 7 ‘ switches and A0 –A1 to outputs to 
‘ multiplex 7 seg display

should be

TRISB=0 ' set PORTB as output
TRISA=%11111100 ' Set Port A2 -7 to digital inputs to read 
                ' switches and A0 –A1 to outputs to  multiplex 7 seg display
CMCON=7 ' disable analog pins on PORTA

this

poke porta,%11111101 ' Turn on tens digit
pause 1 ' Leave it on for 1 ms
poke porta,%11111111 ' Turn off digit to prevent ghosting

can be replace to

PORTA.1=0 ' Turn on tens digit
pause 1 ' Leave it on for 1 ms
PORTA.1=1 ' Turn off digit to prevent ghosting

And maybe.. maybe, some variable name u r using are already use in PBP assembler rouines... i'm not sure of inc,w1,b0,A

about this one

if nomsel > maxno then nomsel = nomsel -inc * 5

depending of you math priority.. safer if you use some ()

if nomsel > maxno then nomsel = nomsel - ( inc * 5 )

about this one

Lookup b0,[$40,$79,$24,$30,$19,$12,$02,$78,$00,$18],b0

not sure if it's working to look into b0 and return into b0.. maybe yes, maybe no. try

Lookup b0,[$40,$79,$24,$30,$19,$12,$02,$78,$00,$18],b1
b0=b1

one last, your appostroph is not the good character must be ' instead of ‘
that's a big big big difference or you can use ; instead

[David Marks]

Hi Folks,
Brilliant, I must be going senile ! The double equal sign was the problem. I assumed (obviously incorrectly) that snce I wagetting no reports of syntax errors that there could not be a mistake of that kind. Consequently I dd not check as well as I (hopefully will in future) My only regret now is that I don't live near enough to either of you Guys to buy a round ! I am extremely grateful. many thanks