Steve,

I see what you mean. I turned off all analog inputs and tried again with no luck. I also tried switching to ports c.2 and c.5 with same result. As soon as the program hits any XOUT command, the PIC apperently resets or jumps back to BEGIN. I have an output message to my LCD before and after the XOUT command. I see the LCD message before the XOUT but never see the LCD message after the XOUT. If I remove the XOUT command, the program proceeds normally.

John P