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> > Wojtek,
> >
> > what about this little snippet?
> >
> > VAR msb, lsb: BYTE; x: SHORTINT;
> > msb, lsb := ...;
> > x := SHORT(msb * 256 + lsb MOD 256)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Marc
> > Oberon microsystems, Inc.
> >
> >
>
> Isn't there a problem when msb or lsb > 127? In that situation their sign
> bit is set and they are treated as negative numbers. Or am I missing
> something?
>
> Chris Burrows
> CFB Software
There is no problem, since a MOD b has the sign of b along the CP
definition.
Regards,
Gérard
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