>I just bet someone has a real fast efficient way of turing those digits
>around (they are in binary in the file). If I was still in Z80, I'd do a
>rotate thru the carry. I'm not.

Here's what I've been using:
  DWORDexitval& = (ASC(MID$(ldwdata$,4,1))*256^4)
  DWORDexitval& = DWORDexitval&+(ASC(MID$(ldwdata$,3,1))*256^2)
  DWORDexitval& = DWORDexitval&+(ASC(MID$(ldwdata$,2,1))*256)
  DWORDexitval& = DWORDexitval&+ASC(MID$(ldwdata$,1,1))

of course, you need to read in a 4 character string into ldwdata$

It's been a while since I've used this; but it works like a charm.

It won't compile into a DCOD because of the multiplication statements(and
the power raising statements. I think eventually the numbers become too big
or something.) Weird, eh?

As I recall, you need to subtract &HFFFF from the end result to get a LONG
value.

Good luck...



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