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I downloaded BoostC and bought a license on eBay from the manufacturer for $38, a little more than half price. I don't mind paying a little, so I skipped the free Lite version. I haven't used it yet, though; other things have taken precedence in my life. This will have to take a back seat unitl I ge...

I think I'll take your advice, philba. I was looking for an out-of-the-box solution which is sort of the lazy way to do it. I already have most of the parts so I went ahead and downloaded a C compiler. I'll let you now how I make out; I'm sure I'll be posting again with more questions!

Thanks brandonl, I've been giving them a lot of consideration lately. I'm thinking of purchasing their EasyPIC5 + mikroC kit, which includes their new pro version of their C compiler. I'm a little strapped for cash right now, so I may have to wait a bit. I was looking at another compiler called Boos...

Thank you all for sharing your information and expertise. Chuck, I'm looking forward to your next book (I'm the one who's been emailing you lately :wink: ) and will probably stick with HI-TECH PIC Lite for now because that's what you use, but I hate the message that reminds me after compilation that...

OK, I've used the Hi Tech PICC-Lite C Compiler in Chuck Hellebuyck's book Beginner's Guide to Embedded C Programming . I purchased another book, Programming 8-Bit PIC Microcontrollers in C by Martin Bates, which uses the CCS PCM C Compiler. I've heard of BoostC, which seems relatively inexpensive bu...