If I read you right all you need to do is convert from decimal to binary, in your case
#FormatBaseN(22,2)# should do it. -- Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Meredith-Hardy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 21 October 2004 16:26 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: what is it called..? > > ...when you have a value eg 22 which is made up of 2+4+16 so > you know of all your options valued 2,4,8,16,32 Etc only 2 > and 4 and 16 apply. > > I know there must be a mathematical name for this, but what? > > Does anyone have some example CF code to 'decrypt' such numbers? > > Are there other [simple] ways to do this to handle a large > number of options (>25, so I don't start having giant > numbers?) Something to do with prime numbers perhaps? > > You can tell I'm not a mathmatician can't you! > > THANKS! > > > -- > Regards; > > Richard Meredith-Hardy > ------------------------------------------------------------- > r[dot]mh[at]flymicro[dot]com > Tel: + 44 (0)1462 834776 FAX: + 44 (0)1462 732668 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=36 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:182193 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
