Thanx Dave, i'll try that when time allows....

I tried some things from other examples recently, but anything with a DEC2 or HEX2 command in it wouldn't compile for me.

I was using PBP 2.40 with Code Designer lite 1.7, although today i've just purchased PBP 2.60 upgrade (& manual) from local supplier.

Does it sound possible that v2.4 didn't support DEC/HEX commands?

Anyway, back to it
Marty.