RE: Bit Operations

["Fisher, Don" <dfisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A little.  I guess I'm a little slow when it comes to this stuff.  I don't
understand why X'10' is being used both as the comparison value and the
identification of the bit, unless X'10' is the hexadecimal equivalent of
'0001 0000'.  

If that's the case, I either need to figure out all the possible hexadecimal
values where the third bit (bit number 2) can be on or a method of
determining the status of that third bit directly.

Thanks.

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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To do an equivalent of TESTB '3' (which tests the fourth bit from the left)
you would need to do a:

bit3ison = %BitAnd(YourField:X'10') = X'10';

where bit3ison is a named indicator field.

This compares your field with 0001 0000.
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