Mr. E-
I added a GOTO at the end of the INIT section (tight loop) and still the pins don't reflect any movement - they are both high.

BTW, MPASM 5.14, MCS 2.3.0.0, PBP 2.47.

I am no Guru but have coded before and this is driving me nuts! 2 different board designs but using the same chip gives the same symptom.......I swear it seems that the command offers no response.