Going back to basics, some advice on memory storage

[Scampy]

Henrik,

If I follow your post correctly I can do the following

DATA @8,0 

EE_CH1_Max DATA WORD 4095
EE_CH2_Max DATA WORD 4095

etc

and then

read EE_CH1_Max, WORD CH1_Max
read EE_CH2_Max, WORD CH2_Max

The part I can't get my head round is assuming you place the data statement at the start of the code so this happens when the code is run, what distinguishes it from a fresh install and a reboot as surely the code is executed from the start when powered up and will use the data command when it reaches that line of code ?

[Scampy]

Oh it's so much easier with labels than using all that location, lowbyte hughtbyte stuff !!!

I now have a set of preset values loaded first time after the chip is programmed, and user variables saved once changed by the user, which are retained in the event of a power fail...

Now to do a few more bits before following Richards examples to tidy up the code and make ot a bit more compact...