how to access and set bits in a byte array?

[richard]

out of curiosity I had a look at what happens when you access an array just by using its name with no index []
and pbp addresses the first var in the array as the type of var specified in the array declaration .
I would not recommend the practice though

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#CONFIG
   __config _CONFIG1, _WDTE_ON    & _FOSC_INTOSC   &_MCLRE_ON    &_PWRTE_ON 
   __config _CONFIG2,              _LVP_OFF 
#ENDCONFIG


 
 
 
      DEFINE OSC 32
 
   osccon=$70    '32 mhz
         anselA=0        'dig i/o 
         ANSELC=0
      
       TRISA= %11111110
     APFCON0.7=0
             
           
              so var porta.0
so=1
pause 4000 
             
             myarry var word[8]
 
   myarry[0]=$ffff 
   myarry[1]=$ffff  
   serout2 so,84,[ "ready ",13,10]      
   main:      
    pause 4000       
   
    
   
    
    serout2 so,84,[ #myarry[0]," ",#myarry[1],13,10] 
    
    
   
    
    myarry=0
    
    serout2 so,84,[ #myarry[0]," ",#myarry[1],13,10]  
  goto main

result

ready
65535 65535
0 65535