dynamoben, I have used strings with data statements before w/16f88 processors without any problems. Here ia a line of code I have used with a current project: INTRO DATA @0,10,13,"WHITBOX3.BAS (05/19/2005)",10,13,0
The word "intro" is the data location pointer for the program. I quess I'm only saying that the statement you had used is good.....

Dave Purola,
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