hi,

#define DPTR_ADDR 0x82
// ...
	unsigned int a;
	a = *((unsigned int *)DPTR_ADDR);

Have you actually compiled & tested this, or is it just an educated guess?

Andy, yes I did. Keil compiler produces next assembly code:

MOV      R0,#DPL(0x82)
MOV      A,@R0
MOV      0x08,A
INC      R0
MOV      A,@R0
MOV      0x09,A

That seems exactly what original poster asked for.

Regards,
Oleg