try to use sll instead of sla. Thanks, Shai
On 12/28/07, Lindy Mayfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to pull the bits off of a register a nibble at a time. Is SLDL > on an even/odd register the best way to go? > > If so, I'm having a bit of trouble moving the bits to the top end. For > example, I want this: > > 0000009A -> 9A000000 > > I thought I could do it this way: > > LA R3,X'9A' > SLA R3,24 > > But for some reason that produces 1A000000 in R3 and I'm not sure why. > Would someone explain what is happening here? > > Thanks, > Lindy > > (ps Gotta love Don's assembler coding contest (-: ) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
