transfer a string from ROM to an array

[richard]

buffer does not actually exist its just a label in the macro , when assembled
@ Flash2Ram _buff , _String1 , produces

000168 0E00               M    movlw   UPPER _String1
0016A 6EF8                 M    movwf   TBLPTRU
00016C 0E01               M    movlw   HIGH _String1
00016A 6EF8               M    movwf   TBLPTRU
00016C 0E01               M    movlw   HIGH _String1
00016E 6EF7               M    movwf   TBLPTRH
000170 0E3E               M    movlw   LOW _String1
000172 6EF6               M    movwf   TBLPTRL
000174 0E1A               M    movlw   low _buff            
000176 6ED9               M    movwf   FSR2L
000178 0E00               M    movlw   High _buff
00017A 6EDA               M    movwf   FSR2H
                          M    L?CALL  _bfill

the label "buffer" is replaced with the symbol of the intended target
at no stage do we actually write directly to the "buffer" we simply load its address (from the symbol table) into the fsr regs
the bfill subroutine then fills the "buffer" indirectly via the fsr regs
macro's are not subroutines they are just another shortcut way to save typing, every time the macro is encountered the real code as above is inserted into your program