Well i bought a pic programmer and it seems to program the PICs fine
(I write a HEX file demo that came on disk to PIC, then closed the program, reopened it and searched the PIC - data on there! )

However, I don't like Assembly language, and being an Experienced C# and PHP programmer C is my favourable option.

However... Are there any GOOD compilers such as MPASM but for C?!

It has to be free and just a compiler, since I have installed MPLAB, HI-TECH and WIZ-C - it's clogging up my computer!

Thanks

 

Go to www.microchip.com

and download MPLAB and CCS.

 

CCS seems to take me to http://www.ccsinfo.com/
>In which i have to pay something along the lines of $300

I have already installed MPLAB as mentioned

 

I really like boostc, free limited version, reasonable cost unlimited version.
for the f18 microchip has a free ( unoptimized ) compiler.

 

I don't understand this, really getting on my nerves... Sorry for being a pain, but - I have installed SourceBoost (boostc's website) and it was supposed to be fully integrated with MPLAB - yet it isnt even in there.

It wasn't even supplied with a compiler, just a build project button which simply saves it as a *.c, just the IDE

 

Have a look here:

http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en534868

 

What PICs are you trying to program in C?

If it's the low and mid-range PICs (like the PIC10, PIC12, PIC16) you might look at MikroC.
http://www.mikroe.com/en/compilers/mikroc/pic/

Some folks really like it. The freeware version has limitations, naturally.

 

I have both a 16f84 and 16f627

I have tried mikroC and it seems to be what im after, but it seems it doesn't support either of those two pics (just comes up with error saying functions dont exist)

However I found this header file Just wondering now how i include that?

 

Have you tried the HI-TECH C compiler for PIC10/12/16. It intergrate nice into MPlab, and it is free in the lite version.
By the way which programmer do have

 

BoostC from sourceboost

Free for basic, and even the license is cheap. I love it.

 

This one here : http://maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48074

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Yup I have installed that but it just popped up with a load of errors that i didn't understand

But never mind now Mikro does support my pic, i was just foolish enough to try and use PORTC when there isn't one

Thanks everyone for your help