@Roger: That was my concern, the produced size of the code. I knew that inline AND command needs more code space.

@Bruce: Well, I never meant or implied that a reboot would alter my .hex file. It just "seems" that after the reboot the compiler produced a correct hex file. I have to say that I use a lot the Sleep or Hibernate state on my Laptop. Maybe there lies the problem.

The project files are stored in a Dropbox folder and when a new hex is produced I see the blue rolling arrows that show a sync is taking place, so I am pretty sure the files are updated.

Now all seems fine after a complete reboot. Both codes work the same as expected.

Ioannis