In a message dated 11/30/1998 3:47:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, BLoWh0Le@aol.com writes: > not necessarily. for example: > #10 is ten in decimal, but #$10 is 2 in binary. # just means it is an > immediate value. > Actually, I think the $ makes it a hexadecimal number, and a % signals a binary number. #10 = 10 (decimal) $10 = 16 (decimal) %10 = 2 (decimal) Daniel Imfeld