Okay, but if I didn't have room for the programming points would this clip work to program something right on the board or does that kind of in-circuit programing require extra hardware in the cable to work properly?

IF it is just a matter of going pin to pin from the programmer to the clip and it is somewhat forgiving on the soldering this may be a good idea for me instead of the adapter.

BUT if it takes a bunch of extra parts to make it work other than the clip then the adapter is still my best bet.

Bart