Picster,
Thanks for the code.I will soon try it out.I have a few more questions with regard to the code you have sent.
First,
' PA1=0:non-inverted mode (pic-to-pic)
' PA1=1:inverted mode (RS-232)

is there some sort of a convention to use non-inv mode for pic to pic & inverting mode for RS-232.
Please explain.

Second,
GETMORE:
SerIn PORTA.0,sermode,,mybyte 'get 1 byte at a time

I can see two comas after sermode.Is that right.
ra68gi