Re[2]: Packed data

[pcunnane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

     True, sorry.  The dangers of over-generalisation!
     
     Matter of interest, what do the various sign digits represent?
     
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     Paul Cunnane
     The Learning Company


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Subject: RE: Packed data
Author:  "Kahn; David [JNJFR]" <DKahn1@JNJFR.JNJ.com> at InterNet
Date:    31-08-99 6:52 pm


>If the final hex digit is not F, the number is negative.
     
Not necessarily. If it's not F it's usually D which is indeed negative. 
Generally you are unlikely to encounter sign digits other than these unless 
the file originated on another system. However, hex digits A, C, E and F are 
all treated as positive signs. Only B and D are negative. 
     
Dave Kahn
Johnson & Johnson International (Ethicon) France 
Phone : +33 1 55 00 3180
Email :  dkahn1@jnjfr.jnj.com (work)
         dkahn@cix.co.uk      (home)
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