HI-TECH Software Forums: Forum policy. READ BEFORE POSTING!

The forums are here to help all those that need it, from those new to C and embedded development to those advanced users just looking to get the odd tip here and there; please respect this.

A few of the guidelines that make things work and have been in place but not officially stated until now, are:

This is NOT HI-TECH Software's official technical support system. Whilst some of the HI-TECH staff do patrol the forums, they do not always read every post. If you would like to report a critical bug or error in a product please do so via support@htsoft.com . A response will be forthcoming to ALL legitimate customers including demo and lite users.
If you are posting a query to a forum AND to support@htsoft.com please let both parties know. It is perfectly acceptable to want ideas from both users and support staff, and by letting everyone know what avenues are being explored you are more likely to get a solution sooner.
Do NOT expect others to write your code for you. If you are having difficulties, describe them and show what you have tried so far (including code where appropriate).
Do NOT expect everyone else to solve all your problems for you. Some very clever people donate their time to these forums, but not all questions can be answered straight away. If you do not get the answer you're after it may be the problem is ambiguous, try providing more information.

Other things to keep in mind:

Searching the forum can often be the quickest and easiest way to get the solution you are after. Please consider doing so before posting.
Communicate clearly (as possible) and you are more likely to be understood and therefore helped. The use of local shorthand or abbreviations that may not be understood worldwide (including 'u', 'r', '4', etc) are often confusing in professional and technical situations and are highly discouraged.
There are a few things you can do to make your posted code readable. With readable code you're more likely to get helpful responses.

Use code tags - Code tags are part of the UBBCode syntax which allows preservation of indenting and use of a monospace font. These are very important when trying to read code. To use code tags simply click the Code option in the Instant UBB Code listing below the text box (or put the tags manually at the start and end of the code text).

Disable HTML - By selecting the Make post using UBBCode option (as opposed to any of the other HTML inclusive options) when posting, you prevent any html parsing of the posted text. This will allow include lines to remain intact.
eg
Code:
```
#include <pic.h>
```

Mark says:



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