Can someone tell me if I am going in the right direction?

[Archangel]

Yes, I have a common ground. What do I want for my ADCON settings?

Right now I am using the codes that where given to me by skimask, unchanged.

ADCON0 and ADCON1 are 2 seperate registers, do different things, related to A/D converters
ADCON0 = 0 shuts off A/D
ADCON1 = $FF? i would set as ADCON1 = 6 or 7 , data sheet chart shows all digital with those settings, no VREFs . . .

[MatthewM]

I completely redid the code and got it working, using information from this thread, and
others on this site, finally. I am not sure exactly what was wrong with the other one, but I am assuming it was a config issue, since this code seems to work, maybe the addition of a qualifier too. Regardless, I probably wouldn't have been able to figure it out without your help.

Thanks for your time and help, it saved me days of flirting with manuals and project books.
Matt