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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tech-Support (BlackBox) [mailto:support{([at]})nowhere.xy> Sent: Monday, 17 November 2003 20:32
> To: skulski{([at]})nowhere.xy> Cc: blackbox{([at]})nowhere.xy> Subject: Unsigned integer math exists!
>
>
> 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
http://www.cfbsoftware.com
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