Hello Podge Mac Na Maille,
I am sorry the other (except David and Rob) posters gave
you a hard time. I also have had a hard time getting LCD's
to work until I built a device which can test them easy.
This web site tells exactly how to build such a device.
http://www.beyondlogic.org/parlcd/parlcd.htm
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Charles Bannister