so pressure works!
keeping at it he finally succeeded in GIMME CODE!.

I doubt very much that requests for "sample code" are anything but requests for "code".

Yes, I use "sample code" from appnotes and such, but through my experience actually writing code from scratch myself I can see where the use of "sample code" is the right approach and where not, not to mention that I actually understand it. Using "sample code" in an area where you are a true novice will not lead to any understanding of the underlying principles.

I remember a post a while ago "I have written a serial routine..." where the code definitely was "professional" and it turned out that the problem was that EA was not set. Anyone capable of writing a "professional" serial driver would not have "forgotten" EA. So this illustrates that using "sample code" does not lead to any learning.

Ok my 2 cents worth

Erik