Autocoder operand notes DCW beginning with a letter or ) or *, consructs an address, but apprarently not using MA. no single offset can be more than three characters. Alpha offsets are treated as numeric, according to the 1401 rules for arithmetic. Multiple indexing results in first index specified. beginning with a digit, value is the text of the operand -- no arithmetic or indexing. DSA Always creates an address, apparently using MA. Multiple indexing results in first index specified.