LOL - it does the same thing if I comment out the settings

Code:
'****************************************************************
'Port settings

'CCP1CON = %00001100             ' 
'CCP2CON = %00001100             '     
TRISA  = %00000111              'set PORTA as all output apart from 0,1,2
TRISB  = %00000011              'set PORTB as all output apart from 0&1
TRISC  = %01000000              '
T2CON     = %00000100  ' Timer2 ON + 1:1 prescale
                     
SCLpin var PORTC.3               ' RTC pin - clk
SDApin var PORTC.4               ' RTC pin - data
'****************************************************************
so it appears to be ignoring the code altogether