more than 8 bit for tables in flash (16F87x)

[Darrel Taylor]

DW is not working for PIC16F.... it places a WORD packed in 2 BYTEs with a RETLW added

I think you've got it backwards.
This is DW data compiled for a 16F877. It places each 14-bit word value in successive program word locations, which can then be read with READCODE.

0286                  00490 DataTable
0286   1234 2178 0001 00491     DW  1234h, 2178h, 0001h, 0781H
       0781

This is the same data used in a LOOKUP2 statement.

                      00516         LU2RET?C        01234h
0301   3434               M         retlw   low (01234h)
0302   3412               M         retlw   high (01234h)
0303   3400               M         retlw   0
                      00517         LU2RET?C        02178h
0304   3478               M         retlw   low (02178h)
0305   3421               M         retlw   high (02178h)
0306   3400               M         retlw   0
                      00518         LU2RET?C        001h
0307   3401               M         retlw   low (001h)
0308   3400               M         retlw   high (001h)
0309   3400               M         retlw   0
                      00519         LU2RET?C        00781h
030A   3481               M         retlw   low (00781h)
030B   3407               M         retlw   high (00781h)
030C   3400               M         retlw   0

It's the LOOKUP2 that puts the retlw's in there.

As for the examples above. I have run the code. It works.

You didn't include the ReadWord subroutine with your code so I can't tell how yours is tryng to read the NTC table.
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