Hi All I am still fairly new to java. I am writing an app that communicates by rs232 to a motor controller. Part of the packet that I send to it requires an ascii STX and ETX are there any escape sequences for these characters. If not- Any Ideas. STX and ETX are binary 2 and 3. Is there a way to cast the integer value to a character w/o making it ascii 2 and 3. Rick R. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]