Malcolm,
Sitting on 2.6C is just fine and I have no problem with that if it does what you need. What I'm trying to say is that I don't think it "cool" to bitch about MeLabs not putting out any updates (and again, I'm not saying you are) while at the same time saying "I'm sitting on 2.6C because it does everthing I need". If it does everything you need then what do you need updates for?

And, regarding MPLAB...If PBP2.6C and MPLAB 8.92 does what you need why worry about what Microchip might do to MPLAB in the future? Leave it alone, don't mess with it and it'll continue to work like it currently does (until Microsoft messes it up). You won't get "access" to new chips thru a new version MPLAB/MPASM alone, MeLabs needs to add support files to PBP as well (though strictly speaking you COULD do those yourself) so again, if PBP2.6C and MPLAB 8.92 works for you that's fine.

And, just as Richard says, MikroElektronika may supply a host of library files but they are closed, reported to be buggy (and since they are closed you can't troubleshoot them), the support on their forum is not that great from what I've seen (I've go a couple of their hardware products so I visit there sometimes). I'm still thinking of getting MikroBASIC for PIC32 though.....

There certainly are things I've not been able to do with PBP but that's due to lack of know how on my part, not because PBP is limited. With that said, do I think PBP is perfect? Of course I don't I really hope they'll stay alive and keep improving it over the years to come.

And as far as this forum goes, if more people would stick around, participating in the discussions instead of just popping in requesting a solution to a problem or asking for someone else to write code for this or that then the forum wouldn't be as silent and a lot more people would learna a lot more. From reading and from helping others. I sure as hell learn A LOT by trying to figure out other people problems, with PBP that is ;-)

MeLabs have a forum of their own as well. It's pretty silent for sure but Charles is answering posts over there.

/Henrik.