Re: determine value of each bit in a character field -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: determine value of each bit in a character field
From: Mark S Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:41:13 -0400
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Jim:

See:
http://www.bmeyers.net/faqs/15-faqs/55-using-bitand-to-test-bits

HTH,

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 7/8/2015 1:44 PM, Jim Franz wrote:

Am working with api QDBRTVFD.
If a 1 byte field has 8 bits, how do I determine the value of each bit?
(decades of RPGxx I've never been comfortable with bits)

Thanks,
Jim

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